Study of the Perception of Urban Space in the Case of the Territory of the Embankment of the Angara River in Irkutsk
The problem of using sociological methodology in the process of urban design is of current scientific interest and practical application. Urban design taking into account the opinion of citizens is a modern trend that meets the challenges of the time and is reflected in the concepts and principles of urban planning today. The idea of creating a comfortable environment for townspeople forces specialists to address the problem of identifying territories through their main distinctive features. For example, for territories with access to water, the ability to endow these places with recreational functionality is of great importance. On the one hand, they have an undoubted aesthetic potential, on the other hand, their recreational purpose presupposes the inclusion of many new objects and elements into the structure of this space. Joint interaction of members of urban associations creates a sense of unity within the community, as well as involvement in the urban space itself, therefore, territorial identity is formed as a result of living in a common area. This sense of unity is determined by specific visual indicators.