Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility
How' do' people'make' sense' of' traffic' signs' in' urban' settings,' and' how' can' this' knowledge' be' utilized' to' inform' the' creation' of' better' design' policies&#...
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my-unimas-ir.126772024-03-22T02:56:35Z Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility 2015 Salmiah, Abdul Hamid TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements How' do' people'make' sense' of' traffic' signs' in' urban' settings,' and' how' can' this' knowledge' be' utilized' to' inform' the' creation' of' better' design' policies' and' manuals?'These'questions'relate'to'the'theoretical'and'empirical'evidence'of'road' signs'as'traffic'guides'as'well'as'to'how'a'person'moves'around'in'an'environment.' Different'types'of'road'signs'exist'in'this'world.'Most'road'signs'are'uniform'signs' that' are' standard' for' worldwide' application,' based' on' the' Vienna' Convention' (United'Nations'Economic'Commission'for'Europe,'1968).'Many'research'studies'in' the' urban' environment' and' traffic' engineering' fields' focus' on' human' behaviour' and'traffic'sign'system'recognition.'In'order'to'provide'an'overview'of'the'stateRofR theRart'developments,'this'thesis'presents'a'theoretical'lens'that'is'used'to'anchor' the'subjects'of'the'studies'in'‘built'environment’,'‘people’'and'‘road'signs’'through' the'theories'of'mobility'and'geosemiotics.' 'The' fields' of'mobility' and'geosemiotics' are' important' aspects' of' this' research.' They' provide' another' theoretical' challenge' in' the' form' of' merging' these' two' disciplines' in' the' analysis' in' order' to' enhance' a' dialogue' between' the' fields' of' urban'design'and'visual'communication'practices.'Thus,'the'interrelation'between' the' two' theories' will' help' to' answer' the' question' of' whether' road' signs' have' significant'impact'on'human'behaviour'when'moving'in'urban'settings.'In'order'to' understand' the' importance' of' visual' understanding' among' people,' focus' group' interviews,' design' manual' intervention' field' observations' and' were' conducted' during' the' research' process.' The' methods' were' conducted' within' controlled' settings' as' well' as' urban' settings' that' emphasised' the' interaction' between' the' participants'and' the'visual' representations' of' road' signs.'The'key' contribution' of' the' findings' in' this' research' project' is' the' methodological' triangulations' of' qualitative' data' used' in' the' focus' group' interviews,' the' visual' documentation' of' design' manual,' and' field' observations' which' were' inspired'by 'mobility' and 'geosemiotics' theories. 'This'thesis'aims'to'be'used'as'a'guideline'for' the'urban'planning'of'Malaysian'road'traffic'sign'system'in'the'future.' Aalborg University Press 2015 Thesis http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/1/Salmiah%20%2824pgs%29.pdf text en public http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/8/Salmiah%20ft.pdf text en validuser phd doctoral Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) Faculty of Engineering |
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How' do' people'make' sense' of' traffic' signs' in' urban' settings,' and' how' can' this'
knowledge' be' utilized' to' inform' the' creation' of' better' design' policies' and'
manuals?'These'questions'relate'to'the'theoretical'and'empirical'evidence'of'road'
signs'as'traffic'guides'as'well'as'to'how'a'person'moves'around'in'an'environment.'
Different'types'of'road'signs'exist'in'this'world.'Most'road'signs'are'uniform'signs'
that' are' standard' for' worldwide' application,' based' on' the' Vienna' Convention'
(United'Nations'Economic'Commission'for'Europe,'1968).'Many'research'studies'in'
the' urban' environment' and' traffic' engineering' fields' focus' on' human' behaviour'
and'traffic'sign'system'recognition.'In'order'to'provide'an'overview'of'the'stateRofR
theRart'developments,'this'thesis'presents'a'theoretical'lens'that'is'used'to'anchor'
the'subjects'of'the'studies'in'‘built'environment’,'‘people’'and'‘road'signs’'through'
the'theories'of'mobility'and'geosemiotics.'
'The' fields' of'mobility' and'geosemiotics' are' important' aspects' of' this' research.'
They' provide' another' theoretical' challenge' in' the' form' of' merging' these' two'
disciplines' in' the' analysis' in' order' to' enhance' a' dialogue' between' the' fields' of'
urban'design'and'visual'communication'practices.'Thus,'the'interrelation'between'
the' two' theories' will' help' to' answer' the' question' of' whether' road' signs' have'
significant'impact'on'human'behaviour'when'moving'in'urban'settings.'In'order'to'
understand' the' importance' of' visual' understanding' among' people,' focus' group'
interviews,' design' manual' intervention' field' observations' and' were' conducted'
during' the' research' process.' The' methods' were' conducted' within' controlled'
settings' as' well' as' urban' settings' that' emphasised' the' interaction' between' the'
participants'and' the'visual' representations' of' road' signs.'The'key' contribution' of'
the' findings' in' this' research' project' is' the' methodological' triangulations' of'
qualitative' data' used' in' the' focus' group' interviews,' the' visual' documentation' of'
design' manual,' and' field' observations' which' were' inspired'by 'mobility' and 'geosemiotics' theories. 'This'thesis'aims'to'be'used'as'a'guideline'for'
the'urban'planning'of'Malaysian'road'traffic'sign'system'in'the'future.' |
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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) |
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Salmiah, Abdul Hamid |
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Salmiah, Abdul Hamid |
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Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
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Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
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Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
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Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
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Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
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road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) |
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Faculty of Engineering |
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2015 |
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