Urban Studies Research

Research Article

Differences in Architects and Nonarchitects' Perception of Urban Design: An Application of Kansei Engineering Techniques

Table 4

Factor analysis.
ItemFactor
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% Variance explained25.310.75.94.74.23.12.72.72.52.12.01.91.81.8
Cronbach’s alpha.92.93.74.74.59.75.69.64.76.39——.21.01
With flavour, charm.84
Emblematic.82
Unique, special, unrepeatable.81
Tourist area.78
In surroundings of cultural interest.78
With personality and own character.68
In historical surroundings.66
With good views.62
Traditional, long-established.60
Well situated.60
Fashionable.48
Good investment with revaluation possibilities.46
Avant-garde.44
Luxury.79
Prestige.46.75
Noble.71
With expensive flats.69
Elegant.55.59
Marginal−.41
Wide, big open spaces.75
With parks and leisure areas.69
Decaying, deteriorated−.57
With wide avenues.54
Feeling of community−.45
Expanding, urban development.79
Established and consolidated−.59
In a natural, countryside environment.59.43
With promising future prospects.56
Easy to park.53
Contemporary, modern.48
Well located.84
Good public transport links.72
With wide, easy, fast access routes.62
Easy to reach the workplace.61−.43
Multicultural−.74
Contrasts−.64
Pleasant, agreeable.40.50.47
With immigrant−,42−.46
Quality of life.45
Good urban planning.44
Commercial.77
With good shops.72
Business area.61
Noisy−.75
Friendly and welcoming.66
Peaceful.56
Youthful, vital, cheerful.66
With leisure and entertainment services.44.54
Plenty of nightlife and carefree.42.52
Lively, dynamic.40.49
Pedestrian areas.41.47
Good sports facilities.45
Urban character.67
With good facilities, infrastructures, and services.56
With no safety problems.80
Ongoing construction work.77
With a wide choice of schools.75
Heavy traffic−.43.56
Influenced by the sea.46−.47