3 papers
cs.HC2026
AffectCity: An Empirical Investigation of Complexity, Transparency, and Materiality in Shaping Affective Perception of Building Facades
Chenxi Wang, Haining Ding, Michal Gath-Morad
Buildings shape how people feel, yet the mechanisms through which specific facade properties drive affective states remain empirically underspecified. Here we introduce the Cambrid…
physics.soc-ph2026
URBAN-SPIN: A street-level bikeability index to inform design implementations in historical city centres
Haining Ding, Chenxi Wang, Michal Gath-Morad
Cycling is reported by an average of 35\% of adults at least once per week across 28 countries, and as vulnerable road users directly exposed to their surroundings, cyclists experi…
cs.CY2025
How built environment shapes cycling experience: A multi-scale review in historical urban contexts
Haining Ding, Chenxi Wang, Michal Gath-Morad
Understanding how built environments shape human experience is central to designing sustainable cities. Cycling provides a critical case: it delivers health and environmental benef…