Landscape Cognition in the Era of Mobility of Things: The Notion of Platform Urbanism and Taskscape

Abstract

The mobility of things is becoming increasingly significant in modern cities owing to the ‘untact’ phenomena to sustain people’s lives during the COVID-19 pandemic and adopt platform urbanism. This study argues that the feature of mobility had a significant impact on the formation of modern cities’ landscapes. We examine the necessity for a distinct perspective on the urban landscape based on the mobility of things. Consequently, a literature research on mobility and landscape concepts and fieldwork such as shadowing and contextual interviews was conducted. The findings suggest that the notion of taskscape can be used as the interaction of actors within mobility tends to shape the landscape of the mobility of things. It discusses the re-recognition of the landscape concept according to the phenomenon of the mobility of things, which is significant for future landscape research in sustainable urban planning. Landmarks also exhibit the qualities of a mobility scape that acquires a high-level image at a high speed and a navigation landscape that experiences space through a mobile map in the mobility of things. Further, platform urbanism allows for the implementation of the mobility of things’ landscape in both physical and virtual spaces, creating a virtual landscape in mobile applications.