Table 1
Breakdown of the 681 agents considered in the study according to sex and professional status.
| Men | Women | Non-responses | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturers-researchers | 119 | 127 | 2 | 248 |
| BIATSS | 88 | 279 | 1 | 368 |
| Students | 17 | 19 | 0 | 36 |
| Non-responses | 12 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| Total | 236 | 441 | 4 | 681 |
Figure 1
Explained variance for each PCA axis on representational structures.
Figure 2
HAC tree based on the first four axes of PCA on representational structures.
Table 2
Salient places in the five spatial representations derived from HAC.
| Salient places | Frequency of mentions | Average rating of importance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 Instrumental representation | Train station | 57 | 2.32 |
| University of Strasbourg | 56 | 1.52 | |
| City centre | 42 | 2.21 | |
| Krutenau | 22 | 2.6 | |
| Hospital | 16 | 2.75 | |
| Group 2 Stereotypical representation | Cathedral | 229 | 1.55 |
| Petite France | 166 | 2.75 | |
| Place Kléber | 89 | 3.56 | |
| European Parliament | 77 | 2.61 | |
| University of Strasbourg | 43 | 2.88 | |
| Orangerie | 39 | 3.56 | |
| Train station | 37 | 3.62 | |
| Council of Europe | 23 | 3 | |
| Group 3 Recreational representation | Place Kléber | 61 | 2.69 |
| Parc de l’Orangerie | 45 | 2.69 | |
| Cathedral | 37 | 2.81 | |
| Place de la Cathédrale | 32 | 1.53 | |
| Petite France | 31 | 2.97 | |
| Campus Esplanade | 16 | 2.37 | |
| Place des Halles | 15 | 2.47 | |
| University of Strasbourg | 11 | 2.27 | |
| Group 4 Neighbourhood-based representation | Esplanade | 72 | 2.12 |
| Cathedral | 39 | 2.97 | |
| Place Kléber | 36 | 3 | |
| Train station | 27 | 2.89 | |
| Meinau | 24 | 2.65 | |
| Krutenau | 22 | 3.04 | |
| Cronenbourg | 14 | 2.36 | |
| City centre | 13 | 2.77 | |
| Group 5 Node-based representation | Cathedral | 77 | 2.17 |
| Place Kléber | 77 | 2.18 | |
| Train station | 40 | 2.37 | |
| Place de la République | 28 | 2.93 | |
| Place de l’Homme de Fer | 25 | 3.04 | |
| University of Strasbourg | 18 | 1.94 |
Table 3
Average ratings for the characteristics of salient places in the five representations of Strasbourg.
| Evaluative dimension | Functional dimension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical | Affect | Use | Functionality | ||||
| Instrumental representation | 2.64 (0.08) | 2.49 (0.08) | 3.67 (0.05) | * | 3.58 (0.05) | * | |
| Stereotypical representation | 3.32 (0.04) | * | 2.84 (0.04) | 2.74 (0.04) | 2.89 (0.04) | ||
| Recreative representation | 3.19 (0.06) | * | 2.89 (0.06) | 3.16 (0.06) | * | 2.99 (0.06) | |
| Neighbourhood-based representation | 2.5 (0.07) | 2.42 (0.07) | 3.48 (0.05) | * | 3.17 (0.06) | * | |
| Node-based representation | 3.16 (0.06) | * | 2.65 (0.07) | 3.25 (0.06) | * | 3.10 (0.06) | * |
[i] Legend: Average (Standard deviation).
Rating: * p < .01.
Table 4
Socio-demographic background of individuals for each representation.
| Relationship to the city | Status | Contract | Education | Age | Sex | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instrumental representation | Functional | BIATSS B and C | Permanent | High school or below | 36–50 | F |
| Stereotypical representation | Evaluative | Lecturers-researchers | Permanent | >HS+5 | >50 | M |
| Recreational representation | Mixed Practical | BIATSS B and C | Permanent | >HS+5; HS and below | 36–50 | F |
| Neighbourhood-based representation | Functional | BIATSS A | Permanent | >HS+5 | >36 | M |
| Node-based representation | Functional Practical | BIATSS A, B and C | Non-permanent | HS+2 to HS+5 | < 36 | F |