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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| description | 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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| institution | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
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| language | English English |
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| publishDate | 2015 |
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| spelling | unimas-126772024-03-22T02:56:35Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/ Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility 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 NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/1/Salmiah%20%2824pgs%29.pdf text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/8/Salmiah%20ft.pdf Salmiah, Abdul Hamid (2015) Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility. PhD thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS). |
| spellingShingle | TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements Salmiah, Abdul Hamid Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| title | Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| title_full | Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| title_fullStr | Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| title_short | Road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| title_sort | road signs : geosemiotics and human mobility |
| topic | TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements |
| url | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/1/Salmiah%20%2824pgs%29.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/12677/8/Salmiah%20ft.pdf |