Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England

ROYCHOWDHURY, Sneha, MAZUMDAR, Suvodeep, THAKKER, Dhavalkumar, CHECCO, Alessandro, LANFRANCHI, Vitaveska and GOODCHILD, Barry (2024). Integrating Virtual Walkthroughs for Subjective Urban Evaluations: A Case Study of Neighbourhoods in Sheffield, England. Land, 13 (6): 831.

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Abstract

This study explores the correlation between residents’ subjective assessments of urban neighbourhoods, obtained through virtual walkthroughs, and objective measures of deprivation. Our study was set within a specific city in the United Kingdom, with neighbourhoods selected based on Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD). We invited residents in the UK through Prolific, a crowdsourcing platform. Employing complete case analysis, TF-IDF keyword extraction, the Kruskal–Wallis test, and Spearman’s rank-order correlation, our study examines the alignment between subjective assessments and existing deprivation measures (IMD). The results reveal a nuanced relationship, suggesting potential subjective biases influencing residents’ perceptions. Despite these complexities, the study highlights the value of virtual walkthroughs in offering a holistic overview of neighbourhoods. While acknowledging the limitations posed by subjective biases, we argue that virtual walkthroughs provide insights into residents’ experiences that potentially complement traditional objective measures of deprivation. By capturing the intricacies of residents’ perceptions, virtual walkthroughs contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of neighbourhood deprivation. This research informs future endeavours to integrate subjective assessments with objective measures for robust neighbourhood evaluations.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	** Article version: VoR ** From MDPI via Jisc Publications Router ** Licence for VoR version of this article: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ** Peer reviewed: TRUE ** Acknowledgements: The authors would like to thank the participants of the survey for their valuable contributions to this research. **Journal IDs: eissn 2073-445X **Article IDs: publisher-id: land-13-00831 **History: published_online 11-06-2024; accepted 04-06-2024; rev-recd 03-06-2024; collection 01-06-2024; submitted 06-03-2024
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Index of Multiple Deprivation, virtual walkthroughs, built environment, citizen perception, subjective assessment
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.3390/land13060831
SWORD Depositor:	Colin Knott
Depositing User:	Colin Knott
Date Deposited:	12 Jul 2024 09:27
Last Modified:	12 Jul 2024 09:30
URI:	https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33934

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