TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of urban atmosphere for non-work activity locations
AU - Stefansdottir, Harpa
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2018/5/4
Y1 - 2018/5/4
N2 - Urban atmospheres as emotionally perceived quality of a situation, have received limited attention in empirically based studies so far. This study applies the concept of urban atmosphere to explore what, whether and how atmospheric characteristics of different locations, mainly downtown areas but also neighbourhood centres and non-central areas, influence and are of importance for residents’ perceived quality of life. The results stem from 33 qualitative in-depth interviews conducted in the metropolitan areas of Oslo and Stavanger. Nine themes of atmospheres were identified in the interviews, referring to several common groups of both positive and negative characteristics.
AB - Urban atmospheres as emotionally perceived quality of a situation, have received limited attention in empirically based studies so far. This study applies the concept of urban atmosphere to explore what, whether and how atmospheric characteristics of different locations, mainly downtown areas but also neighbourhood centres and non-central areas, influence and are of importance for residents’ perceived quality of life. The results stem from 33 qualitative in-depth interviews conducted in the metropolitan areas of Oslo and Stavanger. Nine themes of atmospheres were identified in the interviews, referring to several common groups of both positive and negative characteristics.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85031506105
U2 - 10.1080/13574809.2017.1383150
DO - 10.1080/13574809.2017.1383150
M3 - Article
SN - 1357-4809
VL - 23
SP - 319
EP - 335
JO - Journal of Urban Design
JF - Journal of Urban Design
IS - 3
ER -
