陌生的環境中，「尋路」(way-finding)是一種值得重視的行為，影響尋路的因素很多，包含外在因素以及內在的因素；從前人的研究中，我們可知性別在尋路的策略上有明顯的不同，男性通常採用歐幾里德策略(Euclidean Strategy)，女性則採用地標策略 (Landmark Strategy)；然而現今並未有人針對不同路網去研究性別之差異性。

　　本研究利用口述指引以及手繪認知地圖去探討此議題，將受測者所得資料分為四大部分討論之，分別為「路徑選擇」、「都市意象元素」、「指引策略」、以及「認知地圖」；以性別差異為其出發點，探討性別於放射性路網以及棋盤型路網之差異性，明確歸納性別差異之準則，以及建議不同路網之地理資訊相關設計。

　　由研究的過程可得知，棋盤型路網其特性為井然有序，行駛的過程中，比較不會讓人的認知產生迷惘，產生的認知較一致，因而在路徑選擇以及都市意象元素的應用並無產生差異性；但也因為井然有序的棋盤型路網讓性別於口述的方向指引產生了差異，男性運用歐幾里德策略於此路網上，而女性則運用地標策略。放射性路網於性別認知上較不一致性，女性使用較多的地標元素；以及在路徑選擇上，女性則使用方向量較多以及多決策的交通節點之路徑。本研究將性別於不同路網之差異性進行歸納與統整，以幫助衛星導航等相關設計

Wayfinding is an important behavior in an unfamiliar environment. There are many factors related to way-finding including external and internal ones. We know that gender differences matter a lot in wayfinding strategy in previous research. A male tends to adopt Euclidean Strategy, while a female prefers Landmark Strategy. This study investigates gender differences in the representation of different network pattern. The representations consisted of two tasks. One is drawing a map, the other is giving direction. The data of two tasks will be mainly divided into four sections：” Route choice”,” the image of city”, “wayfinding strategy” and “cognitive mapping”

The aim of these four sections is to analyze gender differences in wayfinding under
different network pattern. In radial pattern, male directs the route with less turns；Female directs the route with multiplied-choice intersection. Female apply more landmarksthan male. In grid pattern, male gives direction in Euclidean strategy；Female gives direction in landmark strategy.

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