Spatial differentiation effect on wayfinding and orientation in gestalt space

Tongji Daxue Xuebao/Journal of Tongji University

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 148-154

  Xu, Leiqing ^a   Huang, Bo ^a   Tang, Zhong ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gestalt space; Orientation; Spatial differentiation; Wayfinding strategy

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CONFIGURATIONS; COGNITIVE MAPPINGS; GESTALT SPACE; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY LEVELS; RELATIVE POSITIONS; SHOPPING MALLS; SPATIAL DIFFERENTIATION; SPATIAL FEATURES; WAY FINDINGS; WAYFINDING STRATEGY;

SHOPPING CENTERS;

EID: 62749092042     PISSN: 0253374X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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