covering the place. The Fisher. Leisure and recreational fishers. Most of the fishermen arrive by car or bicycle and stay in the area for a longer period. Most of them occupy the beginning and the end of the pier when and where the fish are most abundant. A general observation is that people use the area the most when the weather is more inviting. During winter, all these users disappear gradually after dark. The runner is the only user group that comes frequently to the place even after dark, along with the people who start fishing during dusk.
Figure 3.10 User groups
Survey
03 DESIGN INTENTIONS
Figure 3.11 Responses to the close-end questions from the survey
During the analysis, an online survey and an on-site interview were used to gather data and conclude how frequently people visit Langeliniekajen. To better understand the perception of people of the space, a survey was developed and distributed over the social network to the target users. Due to the low concurrence of the site, the main question that arose was if people were not visiting the site because. They were not aware of its existence, or they were choosing not to visit the place. The purpose of the survey was to increase the data available and understand, from a much higher number of subjects, their behaviour towards the space. Being an online survey provided several advantages, such as ease of completion, the possibility of having more subjects to answer and easy compiling of results compared to the interviews. In a sense, the interviews, being a more direct and personal approach, helped with a deeper understanding of the issues, whereas the survey helped with the wider distribution of a set of questions to as many people as possible. The survey casted a wide net and included questions regarding people's visits to the space too, just in case some of the respondents had visited the space. The methodology of conducting both the interviews and the survey covered enough questions and was addressed to enough respondents to get a good understanding of their behaviour, worries and wants regarding the space.
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