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Mapping perceptions of topophilia and topophobia using a mobile app: A tale of two cities
Moravian Geographical Reports, Vol.32(2), pp.90-100
2024
Abstract
This study evaluates positive (topophilic) and negative (topophobic) perceptions of places using participatory mapping methods. Current research on mapping perceptions of urban environments relies heavily on retrospective self-reports from citizens. These methods are often susceptible to recall bias and do not capture granular information about urban environments. Places are dynamic, and peoples' perceptions of them vary by time and space. To address these gaps in methods, we collected data from individuals living in two cities, Olomouc, Czech Republic and Brisbane, Australia. GIS was used to analyse a combined total of 634 momentary assessments from Olomouc, and 318 assessments from Brisbane. Our findings suggest that this approach can yield accurate and reliable data about perceptions of topophobia and topophilia in the two cities as well as enable researchers to clearly define hotspots and hot times related to individual activity spaces.
Details
- Title
- Mapping perceptions of topophilia and topophobia using a mobile app: A tale of two cities
- Authors
- Lucia Brisudova (Corresponding Author) - Palacký University OlomoucMichael Chataway (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyEmily Moir (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
- Publication details
- Moravian Geographical Reports, Vol.32(2), pp.90-100
- Publisher
- Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Geonics
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.2478/mgr-2024-0008
- ISSN
- 2199-6202; 1210-8812
- Copyright note
- © 2024 Lucia Brisudová et al., published by Sciendo. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
- Organisation Unit
- Healthy Ageing Research Cluster; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991045498802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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