COMMUNITY PERCEPTIONS AND HIGHWAY DESIGN: A VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE MELBOURNE WESTERN CITY BYPASS . NATIONAL TRANSPORT CONFERENCE; TRANSPORT FOR THE USERS; MELBOURNE, 23-25 MAY 1989; PREPRINT OF PAPERS

The role of user perceptions in the visual evaluation of road and highway design is discussed and it is postulated that user fulfilment should be a criteria of paramount importance in design. The requirements for effective visual evaluation are realistic simulation or portrayal of the visual environment and reliable measures of human aesthetic response; these are reviewed in the light of current trends in design evaluation and discussed in relation to a case study -a design evaluation of a proposed western bypass of Melbourne (a). For the covering record of the conference, see IRRD no 814837.

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  Barton, A.C.T.,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • Sharp, V
• Publication Date: 1989-5

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 35-39
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Australian Road Research Board
  • Issue Number: 89/7
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 1445-4467

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aesthetics; Arterial highways; Beltways; Bypasses; Conferences; Design; Evaluation and assessment; Methodology; Perception; Planning; Public participation; Roads; Simulation; Transportation corridors; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Visual
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00499464
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• ISBN: 0-85825-461-1
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM