Abstract

This paper uses the methods of picture recognition, sketch map and questionnaire to understand the citizens’ evaluation of Luzhou’s urban environment, obtain the overall city image and influencing factors to explore the spatial composition and city characteristics of Luzhou.Based on the analysis of the deficiencies in the process of urban development, this paper puts forward some appropriate suggestions to construct a good city image of luzhou city space.

Highlights

  • City imagery[1] is a thought of urban planning and design proposed by Kevin Lynch after thorough research and analysis of cities such as Boston, Jersey City and Los Angeles.The "city image"is a pioneer in modern city space research by introducing the psychological factors of citizens instead of the previous seemingly objective academic composition rules

  • While luzhou is located in the south of sichuan province, is the "Chinese famous historical and cultural city", "National Double Support Model City", "National Health City", "Sichuan Province Social Security Comprehensive Management Model Area", with outstanding location advantages and geographical conditions,is the commercial center and important material distribution center in the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan,Guizhou and Chongqing.This paper investigates the image of Luzhou,aiming to provide the basis for urban design, establish a good city image space to bring enough attraction for citizens and create a "safe, convenient, comfortable and distinctive" city pattern

  • This study uses picture recognition,sketch map[2] and questionnaire[3] to analyze the city image of Luzhou.The picture recognition is the first step of the survey.We selected 30 points from the map of Luzhou and took 80 photos of landscapes and buildings to these points through field investigation.Select 40 of them and conduct a small sample survey.The small sample was 10 people, all luzhou residents who had lived in Luzhou for more than 10 years. selected 26 photos that can be recognized by more than 10 people from 40 photos and numbered as the photos used in the survey. the investigators presented the photos to the respondents and asked them to say the name or the general location of the scene in Luzhou

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Introduction

City imagery[1] is a thought of urban planning and design proposed by Kevin Lynch after thorough research and analysis of cities such as Boston, Jersey City and Los Angeles.The "city image"is a pioneer in modern city space research by introducing the psychological factors of citizens instead of the previous seemingly objective academic composition rules. While luzhou is located in the south of sichuan province, is the "Chinese famous historical and cultural city", "National Double Support Model City", "National Health City", "Sichuan Province Social Security Comprehensive Management Model Area", with outstanding location advantages and geographical conditions,is the commercial center and important material distribution center in the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan,Guizhou and Chongqing.This paper investigates the image of Luzhou,aiming to provide the basis for urban design, establish a good city image space to bring enough attraction for citizens and create a "safe, convenient, comfortable and distinctive" city pattern

The research methods
The results of picture re-read
Sketch map
Analysis of evaluative image of Luzhou
Investigation on city characteristics of Luzhou
Analysis of formative factors affecting urban intention evaluation of Luzhou
Suggestions on constructing good city image
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