Individual Cognition of Urban Neighbourhoods over Space and Time: A Case Study

This paper is aimed at assessing how far an individual-level analysis can contribute to our knowledge of neighbourhood familiarity over space and time. An appropriate theoretical framework and a careful methodology (with special attention to variable control and measurement problems) are used to gai...

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Published in:Environment and planning. A 1996-04, Vol.28 (4), p.687-708
Main Authors: Beguin, H, Romero, V Leiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behaviour and perception
Bgi / Prodig
Cognition
Human geography
Individuals
Neighbourhoods
Population geography and social geography
Spatial dimension
Urban areas
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Summary:This paper is aimed at assessing how far an individual-level analysis can contribute to our knowledge of neighbourhood familiarity over space and time. An appropriate theoretical framework and a careful methodology (with special attention to variable control and measurement problems) are used to gain new insights into processes of neighbourhood cognition. Although classical results are corroborated at the aggregate level, specific results are derived at the individual level: (1) large differences are found between individual learning processes; (2) differences in individual cognition decrease over time. Methodological conclusions are also provided. The main likely conclusion is that currently unidentified variables are to a large extent responsible for the observed impressive diversity of individual learning processes. This is a challenge to future research on cognition.
ISSN:0308-518X
1472-3409
DOI:10.1068/a280687