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MENTAL MAPS AND RESIDENTIAL DESIRABILITY. A SINGAPORE STUDY
Author(s) -
Eng Teo Siew
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
singapore journal of tropical geography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1467-9493
pISSN - 0129-7619
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9493.1994.tb00060.x
Subject(s) - residence , recreation , mental mapping , estate , perception , real estate , geography , sociology , psychology , socioeconomics , social psychology , business , political science , demography , finance , neuroscience , law
This paper examines the perceptual images and residential desirability of public and private housing residents in Clementi housing estate in Singapore. Residents’ mental maps are established in terms of their levels of knowledgeability of activity nodes tied to various aspects of their lives, namely, workplaces, recreational and sports centres, shops and residential areas. The way the mental maps shape residents’ perceptions of what are desirable and non‐desirable places to live in are also discussed. The paper highlights the significance of socio‐economic differences, length of residence, physical proximity, levels of interaction and cultural leanings in influencing the mental maps and residential preferences of urban residents in Singapore