What construct one’s familiar area? A quantitative and longitudinal study

• Main Authors: Zhang, Wen, Ahmad Termida, Nursitihazlin, Susilo, Yusak O
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE 2017
• Subjects: G Geography (General); TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4914/1/AJ%202017%20%28236%29%20What%20construct%20one%E2%80%99s%20familiar%20area.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4914/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2399808317714798
• Institution: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

There is a lack of understanding of how certain characteristics of the urban environment influence an individual’s spatial cognition and familiarity with surrounding areas, and, subsequently, their travel behaviours and how these change over time. This paper aims to address this research gap in expl...