Walking as Kinaesthetic Experience of the City

Abstract

In the last few years, the design of public spaces has been increasingly considering the multisensory experience of the environment by the users, in particular by trying to create attractive or comfortable “ambiances.” This chapter aims at clarifying some notions used by researchers and practitioners to analyze the city experience with regards to the practice of walking. The aforementioned analysis is aimed to serve the study of the lived space and also for future urban and architectural designs.