Leprévost, Grison, Prabhakar, Lhuillier and Morgagni – FROM CENTRE TO SUBURBS 2023

Description

This 20-page submitted manuscript, dated April 2023, presents a rigorous academic study co-authored by researchers from SNCF’s Direction de la Recherche and Université Paris Cité & Université Gustave Eiffel. The document investigates how transit maps shape urban residents’ spatial representations in Paris and London. It features six detailed, data-driven figures, including charts on estimated centrality, spatial correlation, normalized scale, and participant distance/angular errors, illustrating findings from extensive statistical analyses. Funded by a French National Research Agency grant, this work employs sophisticated methods like bidimensional regressions and linear mixed-effect models to demonstrate that transit maps significantly streamline and distort mental maps, even after accounting for various cognitive biases. As a submitted version, it represents a substantial contribution to cognitive mapping and urban studies, likely undergoing peer review for future publication.