City designs and urban imaginaries often follow geocentric principles.Enault[1]describes that these principles reflect ethological and psychological theories of egocentrism and introduces how and where these are detec...City designs and urban imaginaries often follow geocentric principles.Enault[1]describes that these principles reflect ethological and psychological theories of egocentrism and introduces how and where these are detectable and made visible in the perceptions of urban citizens.A crucial element here is that distance is subjective.An equal distancemay,for example,be considered‘far’if onemust travel fromthe centre to the periphery,whereas the same distance is felt as‘nearby’if the direction is from the periphery to the centre.Based on this perception,most centric city(re-)designs use distance to the centre as a key indicator.An“x-minute city”design,with“x”being a variable such as 15,20,or 60,echoes this travel time and reflects the idea that a resident needs time-related proximity or accessibility to certain‘central’points of interest,such as stations,shops,medical services,government offices.On a larger scale,cities and countries are oftenmapped from the idea that a centre or central point of interest is also the most important location for all residents,which reflects an egocentric and centralistic territorial perspective.For this reason,many country maps and world maps also start from this central point of power and authority instead of reasoning from where the most relevant artefacts or activities take place.展开更多
文摘City designs and urban imaginaries often follow geocentric principles.Enault[1]describes that these principles reflect ethological and psychological theories of egocentrism and introduces how and where these are detectable and made visible in the perceptions of urban citizens.A crucial element here is that distance is subjective.An equal distancemay,for example,be considered‘far’if onemust travel fromthe centre to the periphery,whereas the same distance is felt as‘nearby’if the direction is from the periphery to the centre.Based on this perception,most centric city(re-)designs use distance to the centre as a key indicator.An“x-minute city”design,with“x”being a variable such as 15,20,or 60,echoes this travel time and reflects the idea that a resident needs time-related proximity or accessibility to certain‘central’points of interest,such as stations,shops,medical services,government offices.On a larger scale,cities and countries are oftenmapped from the idea that a centre or central point of interest is also the most important location for all residents,which reflects an egocentric and centralistic territorial perspective.For this reason,many country maps and world maps also start from this central point of power and authority instead of reasoning from where the most relevant artefacts or activities take place.
