The Phenomenon of Urban Atmosphere Versus Crowding (High-density) in Public Places

Thank you for agreeing to take part in this survey that embracing the impacts of urban atmospheres and crowding (High-density) of the city's public places related people's attitudes. This survey aims at determining how the urban designer can achieve people’s satisfaction ( enjoyment, pleasure, comfort) through atmosphere-based urban design. This survey should only take 5 minutes to compete. Be assured that all answers you provide will be kept in strict confidentiality. Regarding atmosphere and crowding (High-density), all answers will revolve around the city which have selected in Q1.

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* 1. Please mention in which city would you like to talk about?

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* 2. How do you understand the phenomena of “urban atmospheres”?

Natural phenomenon

Socio-Cultural phenomenon

Human phenomenon

Physical phenomenon

I don’t know

Other

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* 3. Does the atmosphere give you a feeling of satisfaction (enjoyment, pleasure, comfort)?

Always

Usually

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

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* 4. What are the types of phenomena that give you a feeling of satisfaction (enjoyment, pleasure, comfort)?

Affective quality

Aesthetic quality

Attribute quality (temperature, light, and sound)

Architectural quality

I do not feel satisfied

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What are the types of non-physical reactions you feel?

The overwhelming impression: Aesthetic quality and moral action

Ecstasies: The aesthetic object itself, and an aesthetics of reception

Love at first sight: the felt body, vital drive, and lived experience

Thanks for the Gift from God: The ‘common sense’ and the ‘body’s movement’

Heart-warming: Mindful physical presence and modern technology

The wake and aware: Bodily and perceptive impressions, and consciousness

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What are the types of physical reactions that you feel?

The power of spirituality

The power of sensuality, the heavenly spheres

The power of singularity: ‘architecture’, ‘urban artefacts’, and ‘artworks’

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Which reasons are the most powerful for your loss of satisfaction (enjoyment, pleasure, comfort) in a city's public places?

Traffic crowding/congestion

People's attitude/behavior

Affective/emotional urban atmosphere

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* 8. Which circumstances have the most significant impact on altering your attitude toward the place?

Traffic congestion

People’s attitude/behaviors

Design sidewalks

The distribution of activities

Street vendors and beggars

Urban atmosphere

Crowding/High-density (people)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Which places can increase the adverse effects and dissatisfaction

The vehicle’s roads

Streets and sidewalks

In public squares/Plazas

In the front of the entrances of shops and residential houses

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Even with the positive implications of atmospheres, what are the consequences of crowding (High-density) on your feelings?

Dissatisfaction

Changes my attitudes

I don't care

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* 11. Are you an academic and professional practitioner?

Yes

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* 12. During the urban design process, which of the principal determinants are you taking into consideration?

The human ‘felt body’ and ‘vital drive’

Unique experience

Emotional atmospheres

The self-experience

People's attitudes/behaviors

Urban aesthetics

Attractive environment for pedestrians

Other (please specify)

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* 13. Which factors are considered to technically create a captivating and bewitching feeling?

Architectural constructions, structures, and material

Architectural styles, artefacts, and artwork

place's attributes: temperature, sound, and light

Urban design principles and guidelines.

Others

Other (please specify)

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* 1. Please mention in which city would you like to talk about?

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* 2. How do you understand the phenomena of “urban atmospheres”?

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* 3. Does the atmosphere give you a feeling of satisfaction (enjoyment, pleasure, comfort)?

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* 4. What are the types of phenomena that give you a feeling of satisfaction (enjoyment, pleasure, comfort)?

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* 5. What are the types of non-physical reactions you feel?

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* 6. What are the types of physical reactions that you feel?

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* 7. Which reasons are the most powerful for your loss of satisfaction (enjoyment, pleasure, comfort) in a city's public places?

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* 8. Which circumstances have the most significant impact on altering your attitude toward the place?

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* 9. Which places can increase the adverse effects and dissatisfaction

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* 10. Even with the positive implications of atmospheres, what are the consequences of crowding (High-density) on your feelings?

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* 11. Are you an academic and professional practitioner?

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* 12. During the urban design process, which of the principal determinants are you taking into consideration?

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* 13. Which factors are considered to technically create a captivating and bewitching feeling?

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* 14. Concerning the phenomenon of atmosphere. What can the urban designer do to reduce the dissatisfaction in crowding of public places?