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The Effect of Personal Attributes on City Color Preferences - A Case Study of Busan, Korea -

도시색채에 대한 선호차이를 결정짓는 개별속성의 영향 - 부산광역시를 사례로 -

  • Wen, Yajun (Dept. of Architecture, Pusan National University) ;
  • Chung, Jaehoon (Dept. of Architecture, Pusan National University) ;
  • Himeno, Yuka (Div. of Architecture, Oita University)
  • Received : 2022.05.09
  • Accepted : 2022.07.19
  • Published : 2022.08.30
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Abstract

The color regulations in urban planning have led to the question of how to deal with various individual preferences regarding city color. Busan City was chosen as an example. A questionnaire survey was conducted to apply a descriptive statistical analysis and a non-linear canonical correlation model to study urban color preferences and the influence of personal attributes. It was found that personal attributes including age, occupation, educational background, residential location, and type of residence had a significant impact on urban color preferences, gender has relatively little influence and monthly income had no significant impact. In addition, people with different attributes had different color preferences, mainly hue preferences. The application of the non-linear canonical correlation model provided a new and comprehensive perspective on this study of city color by grouping city color preferences with population characteristics. Moreover, our findings had a reference value to help update and develop city color guidelines; it can also be applied in the fields of architectural design and urban planning.

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이 과제는 부산대학교 기본연구지원사업(2년)에 의하여 연구되었음

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