Perception of the functional zoning in cities by its citizens
Abstract
Specificity of city zoning has a significant impact on the lifestyle of residents and their perception of the urban structure. Functions of urban areas are perceived through everyday experience, while functional zoning may be perceived only as a result of reflection of experience. This analysis is based on studying perception of the functional zoning in cities by its citizens. The main hypothe sis of research is that differences between models of functional zoning have a significant impact on perception of these models by citizens. The research shows an attempt to define the interrelations between objective (observed model of functional zoning in a particular city) and subjective (perception of this model by townspeople) factors. The aim of this work was to study the perception of the functional zoning of the townspeople. Methods of the research are content analysis, mass online survey and in-depth interview. One of the main conclusions obtained in the study is that cities are mostly similar in nature of functional zoning, but the perception of different areas is different in each city. Functional zoning was an object of study in classical works on the sociology of the city, but isn’t enough studied nowadays. Thus, the work is of interest both in theoretical and practical terms.
About the Authors
A. V. Pirotskaya
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
A. E. Karpov
Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk
Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering SB RAS, Novosibirsk
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Pirotskaya A.V., Karpov A.E. Perception of the functional zoning in cities by its citizens. World of Economics and Management. 2014;14(1):170–179. (In Russ.)
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