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Urbani izziv Volume 14, No. 2, December 2003 : 60–64

(Reflections)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2003-14-02-008

 

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Author

Matej NiKŠIČ

Urban Planning Institute of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
matej.niksic@uirs.si

 

Title

Public spaces and the image of city

 

Abstract

Physical limits of public urban spaces (morphological aspect) have an important role in the design of city image. It is not only the form; the process of visual perception that is established with the presence of the observer, is also important. The theme is dealt with by morphological and visual approaches. The first focus on research of physical form, the second try to explain, how a viewer perceives physical form and understands it.

 

Key Words

city image, connectedness, limitation, morphology, visual image, urban public space