Cognitive Framework for an Urban Environment Design Tool

摘要

The goal of this research is to develop a conceptual model of a Design Tool thatwill help in analyzing, evaluating and controlling the visual quality of the urban environment in urban design practice. The research will involve the integration of knowledge from design theory, cognitive science and the use of computational techniques. With the support of a theoretical platform, this integration will lead to a conceptual model of the Design Tool. The conceptual model of the Design Tool will be based on the idea of cognitive mapping. The computational aspect of it will be provided by an object-oriented database system (OODB).