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Limitation of the study
: Urban Planning and Environmental Psychology OverviewOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Crowded urban regions pose a complex urban challenge that can adversely affect urban residents, encompassing aspects like mental and physical well-being, overall livability and quality of life. The complexity of determining the factors influencing crowding perception, which encompass subjective and situational psychological factors alongside physical and environmental attributes, imparts ambiguity to planners’ approaches to enhance the users’ experiences. This study aims to unravel the intricate interplay between crowding perception and the physical attributes inherent in the built environment to provide urban planners with guidelines and methodologies for alleviating crowding perceptions in both existing and new urban developments. Utilising a mixed-methods approach, the research uncovers theories linking urban planning and environmental psychology, providing planners with a transactional and contextual method to address subjective issues like crowding perceptions. Additionally, it identifies inter-relations between psychological factors and planning variables, introducing an integrated approach for planners to effectively select influential interventions impacting users’ crowding perceptions. Furthermore, the research explores the relationship between the urban fabric and crowding perceptions using the space syntax tool, assessing the built environment’s performance in terms of connectivity and integration measures. This aids planners in emphasising built environment characteristics that may amplify crowding perceptions. These findings collectively formulate the crowding perception mitigation framework, which is designed as a guide for urban planners and designers. It offers valuable insights into the fundamental challenges experienced by users and suggests interventions that can positively influence their crowding perceptions, ultimately impacting their well-being and overall quality of life.