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Buildings, 2022 The difficulty of finding one’s way in a complex structure has been a long-standing issue of many buildings with highly institutionalized functions.
Ammar Al-Sharaa +4 more
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The spatial configuration of local climate zones reveals effects on wayfinding in human walking.
PLoS ONE, 2023 The importance of easy wayfinding in complex urban settings has been recognized in spatial planning. Empirical measurement and explicit representation of wayfinding, however, have been limited in deciding spatial configurations.
Ping Yu Fan +6 more
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Cognitive Research, 2020 Background Anyone who has ever found themselves lost while driving in an unfamiliar neighborhood or forgotten where they parked their car can appreciate the importance of being able to navigate their environment.
Vanessa Vieites +2 more
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Wayfinding Research in Library and Information Studies: State of the Field
Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017 Objective – Often people enter libraries focused on their primary information needs and haven't considered their need for spatial information to find their way to what they need.
Lauren H. Mandel
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International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2022 Purpose To examine stroke inpatients’ real-life wayfinding behaviour and how the built environment of rehabilitation clinics might influence their behaviour and experiences. Methods Stroke inpatients in seven rehabilitation clinics were observed (n = 70),
Maja Kevdzija
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Wayfinding Whilst Driving, Age and Cognitive Functioning
Journal of Road Safety, 2023 Older drivers are more likely to have difficulty wayfinding in unfamiliar areas than younger people. The present study investigated the role of cognitive functioning and age on wayfinding difficulties and driving performance whilst driving in unfamiliar ...
Kelly Jane Bryden +3 more
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Wayfinding in Interior Environments: An Integrative Review
Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 Wayfinding is an issue in complex facilities—including hospitals, airports, and office buildings—and wayfinding difficulties are associated with negative psychological and physiological consequences.
Saman Jamshidi +2 more
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Visibility matters during wayfinding in the vertical
Scientific Reports, 2021 Visibility is the degree to which different parts of the environment can be observed from a given vantage point. In the absence of previous familiarity or signage, the visibility of key elements in a multilevel environment (e.g., the entrance, exit, or ...
Michal Gath-Morad +5 more
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THE WAYFINDING IN HEALTHCARE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT
Ergodesign & HCI, 2018 The article presents the wayfinding from basic theoretical concepts and complementary studies, the increasing interest in wayfinding in Brazil and general data of the thesis with the theme color-information in the wayfinding of healthcare buid ...
Márcia Moreira Rangel +1 more
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The art of architecture wayfinding: navigating by objects, boundaries, and time
Journal of Architecture and UrbanismThe purpose of this paper is to explore various forms of wayfinding through spatial reading. In particular, this article emphasizes how hidden clues play an important role in human movement and the wayfinding process.
Agung Dwiyanto +3 more
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