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- Title
A compact city and its social perception: A case study.
- Authors
ROGATKA, Krzysztof; RAMOS RIBEIRO, Rodrigo Rudge
- Abstract
This article examines the Polish city of Toruń in terms of the compact city concept. It analyses the theoretical elements of the compact city concept using Toruń as a case study and taking into account the psychological aspects (i.e., social perception) of a compact city. The case study collected primary data during fieldwork in 2013 and 2014. The methodology consists of a literature review, satellite photo grid analysis (250 × 250 m) and social perception of the compact city (n = 128) assessed through questionnaires with representative quantitative data. The research was also supplemented with an analysis of the accessibility of the main sites in Toruń. The results are presented on a map of urban areas and graphs of social perception. The study concludes that Toruń is a compact city from the urban point of view, but it is not perceived as such from the psychological or social points of view.
- Subjects
POLAND; CITIES &; towns; SMALL cities; REMOTE-sensing images; SOCIAL perception; METROPOLITAN areas
- Publication
Urbani Izziv, 2015, Vol 26, Issue 1, p121
- ISSN
0353-6483
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2015-26-01-005