The Cognition of Urban Tempo

Semantic associates of the concept of "urban tempo" were examined through the use of multidimensional scaling and hierarchical clustering techniques. Results revealed a diverse set of categories that were associated with fast-and slow-paced environments. Subjects' ratings of 25 cities...

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Published in:Environment and behavior 1990-03, Vol.22 (2), p.230-254
Main Authors: Sadalla, Edward K., Sheets, Virgil, Mccreath, Heather
Format: Article
Language:English
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Clustering
Cognition
Correlation
Cost analysis
Lifestyles
Metaphors
Semantics
Social Environment
Social research
Temporal logic
Urban Areas
Urban society
Urbanism
Urbanization
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Summary:Semantic associates of the concept of "urban tempo" were examined through the use of multidimensional scaling and hierarchical clustering techniques. Results revealed a diverse set of categories that were associated with fast-and slow-paced environments. Subjects' ratings of 25 cities on these categories revealed substantial correlations between tempo categories and city size. Multidimensional scaling analysis indicated that three general dimensions underlie tempo categories: (1) arousal-activity, (2) affect-evaluation, and (3) overhead, or cost of living. The data suggest that "tempo" and "pace" are terms that are used as metaphors to describe experiences produced by both temporal and nontemporal attributes of urban environments.
ISSN:0013-9165
1552-390X
DOI:10.1177/0013916590222003