Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model

In this study, criteria to recognize successful public places’ attributes have been studied from different theoretical perspectives. In great public places, the social and economic exchanges take place, friends run into each other, and cultures mix. When such places work well, they serve as a stage...

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Main Author:	Fooladivanda, Bentalhoda
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	HT101-395 Sociology Urban
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/36990/1/BentalhodaFooladivandaMFAB2012.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.369902018-05-27T08:15:44Z Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model 2012-01 Fooladivanda, Bentalhoda HT101-395 Sociology, Urban In this study, criteria to recognize successful public places’ attributes have been studied from different theoretical perspectives. In great public places, the social and economic exchanges take place, friends run into each other, and cultures mix. When such places work well, they serve as a stage for our public lives. In this study, we investigated the influence of users’ value on public place design. We studied motivational factors as determinants of stated preferences for public space attributes. Moreover, the relationship between these factors has been studied from the means-end theory perspective. This research sets out to examine findings reported in the literature that PPS mentioned as four attributes of successful public spaces. PPS have worked over 2,500 communities in 40 countries and all 50 US states. A semi-structured interviewing technique called laddering is used to measure means-end chains and to analyze laddering as a technique of qualitative research and emphasizing the procedures for data collection, analysis and interpretation. “Laddering refers to an in-depth interviewing technique used to develop an understanding of how users translate the attributes of place into meaningful associations with respect to self, following means-end theory” (Reynolds & Gutman, 1988, p. 12). The critical literature review shows that laddering is useful in studies on human behavior, especially those related to the Means-End Chain (MEC) model. Our results are based on a stratified sample of eleven students with different nationality in UTM. The students took apart in an one-hour interview and they were asked about their preferences over public places’ attributes for various types of public places. The results of evaluating MEC model on public space design confirm the PPS four key qualities for successful public places. The results show that person-environment congruence can support users’ values and their expectations in successful public place design 2012-01 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/36990/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/36990/1/BentalhodaFooladivandaMFAB2012.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment Faculty of Built Environment
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
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language	English
topic	HT101-395 Sociology Urban
spellingShingle	HT101-395 Sociology Urban Fooladivanda, Bentalhoda Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
description	In this study, criteria to recognize successful public places’ attributes have been studied from different theoretical perspectives. In great public places, the social and economic exchanges take place, friends run into each other, and cultures mix. When such places work well, they serve as a stage for our public lives. In this study, we investigated the influence of users’ value on public place design. We studied motivational factors as determinants of stated preferences for public space attributes. Moreover, the relationship between these factors has been studied from the means-end theory perspective. This research sets out to examine findings reported in the literature that PPS mentioned as four attributes of successful public spaces. PPS have worked over 2,500 communities in 40 countries and all 50 US states. A semi-structured interviewing technique called laddering is used to measure means-end chains and to analyze laddering as a technique of qualitative research and emphasizing the procedures for data collection, analysis and interpretation. “Laddering refers to an in-depth interviewing technique used to develop an understanding of how users translate the attributes of place into meaningful associations with respect to self, following means-end theory” (Reynolds & Gutman, 1988, p. 12). The critical literature review shows that laddering is useful in studies on human behavior, especially those related to the Means-End Chain (MEC) model. Our results are based on a stratified sample of eleven students with different nationality in UTM. The students took apart in an one-hour interview and they were asked about their preferences over public places’ attributes for various types of public places. The results of evaluating MEC model on public space design confirm the PPS four key qualities for successful public places. The results show that person-environment congruence can support users’ values and their expectations in successful public place design
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Fooladivanda, Bentalhoda
author_facet	Fooladivanda, Bentalhoda
author_sort	Fooladivanda, Bentalhoda
title	Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
title_short	Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
title_full	Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
title_fullStr	Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
title_full_unstemmed	Identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
title_sort	identification of public place attributes using mean-end chain research model
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Built Environment
granting_department	Faculty of Built Environment
publishDate	2012
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/36990/1/BentalhodaFooladivandaMFAB2012.pdf
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