Research on Conspicuity of Electric Wire and Utility Pole in Street Space

Recently electric pole and wire is inserted under the ground in major urban streets because they have a negative impact on visual environment. However, it has some difficulties like cost, space and so on. Therefore, it is necessary to discuss other methods to mitigate the visual problem such as arrangement and design of electric pole and wire. The study aims to evaluate conspicuity of electric wire and utility pole in street space by psychometric experiment. Especially, the mutual relationship between visibility parameters of electric pole and wire, and background features of building plots is analyzed. The study elucidated conspicuity of electric wire and utility pole in street space is influenced by background features of building plots