Wayfinding: a simple concept, a complex process
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Article Title | Wayfinding: a simple concept, a complex process |
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ERA Journal ID | 3563 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Farr, Anna Charisse (Author), Kleinschmidt, Tristan (Author), Yarlagadda, Prasad (Author) and Mengersen, Kerrie (Author) |
Journal Title | Transport Reviews |
Journal Citation | 32 (6), pp. 715-743 |
Number of Pages | 29 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | United kingdom |
ISSN | 0144-1647 |
1464-5327 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/01441647.2012.712555 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01441647.2012.712555 |
Abstract | Wayfinding is the process of finding your way to a destination in a familiar or unfamiliar setting using any cues given by the environment. Due to its ubiquity in everyday life, wayfinding appears on the surface to be a simply characterized and understood process; however, this very ubiquity and the resulting need to refine and optimize wayfinding has led to a great number of studies that have revealed that it is in fact a deeply complex exercise. In this article, we examine the motivations for investigating wayfinding, with particular attention being paid to the unique challenges faced in transportation hubs, and discuss the associated principles and factors involved as they have been perceived from different research perspectives. We also review the approaches used to date in the modelling of wayfinding in various contexts. We attempt to draw together the different perspectives applied to wayfinding and postulate the importance of wayfinding and the need to understand this seemingly simple, but concurrently complex, process. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 490599. Statistics not elsewhere classified |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Queensland University of Technology |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q525x/wayfinding-a-simple-concept-a-complex-process
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