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Mental Maps

Mental Maps. An image of the city. Paths Edges Districts Nodes Landmarks. Paths. Channels along which an observer moves or imagines s/he would move Streets Paths Transit lines/busses Often the organizing feature for a mental map. Edges. Linear elements not considered paths

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Mental Maps

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  1. Mental Maps

  2. An image of the city • Paths • Edges • Districts • Nodes • Landmarks

  3. Paths • Channels along which an observer moves or imagines s/he would move • Streets • Paths • Transit lines/busses • Often the organizing feature for a mental map

  4. Edges • Linear elements not considered paths • Barriers • Boundaries / Breaks • Close one region off from another • Seams • Lines along which two regions are joined • Examples • Shores, walls, rivers, streets, logical boundaries

  5. Districts • Two-dimensional sections • Regions one can envision being ‘inside’ or ‘outside’ • Always identifiable from the inside • Used for exterior reference

  6. Nodes • Points: strategic spots one can enter • Foci of travel • Related to paths: • junctions / intersections • concentrations (e.g., the Quad) • Related to districts: • Focus/epitome of a district: Core

  7. Landmarks • Points into which one does not enter • Usually a defined object • Distant: mountains, space needle • Local: street sign, store front, monument • Sources of identity / clues to location

  8. Scale • The same object/space can change function • Expressway: • Path for a driver • Edge for a pedestrian • Two-dimensional area: • District at medium scale • Point when considering entire metro

  9. Interrelated • Districts structured with nodes • Defined by edges • Crossed by paths • Sprinkled with landmarks

  10. Some references • http://groups.ischool.berkeley.edu/mentalmaps/

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