A Narrative Review of Theories of Wayfinding Within the Interior Environment

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-16-2020

Publication Title

HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal

First page number:

290

Last page number:

303

Abstract

Wayfinding is an issue in healthcare facilities, and it has been documented that wayfinding problems have negative impacts on patients, visitors, caregivers’ time, and the organization’s bottom line. This issue can be more challenging for people with illness, low vision, cognitive disorders, and limited physical mobility. Wayfinding is a complex phenomenon depending on a variety of cognitive processes and behaviors.

Keywords

Wayfinding; Perception; Cognitive map; Spatial reasoning; Spatial representation; Theory

Disciplines

Behavioral Neurobiology | Cognitive Psychology | Cognitive Science

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