skateparks, was the strategy selected to highlight if the two variables were related. In space syntax theory, choice measures how likely an axial line or a street segment it is to be passed through on all shortest routes from all spaces to all other spaces in the entire system (Hillier et al., 1987). Normalised angular choice (NACH) is an average choice by total depth for each segment in the system (Hillier et al., 2012). Patterns of social interaction In order to record the behaviour of the actors in Mile End, the preferred shared location found with SNA methods, the use of space syntax observation techniques such as traces and snapshots describe the dynamic among skaters and general users in the skatepark.
First, traces of forty single individuals recorded the routes of their movements for five minutes. Inactivity and interaction among individuals are what was recorded. Second, snapshots mapped the main activities found in Mile End, differentiating between the places of interaction and non-interaction of the users as well as other activities (sitting, standing waiting to tricks, standing public). Consequently, the shape of the final methodology consisted of a combination of mapping, spatial analysis and sociometric methods that were explained in this section of the dissertation.
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