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. 2025 Aug 12;16:1632523. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1632523

Table 3.

Behavioral theories related to the seven urban planning domains.

Urban planning domains (*) Theories Behavioral theories, models, rules, and related concepts
Built environment + Urban form + Infrastructure services + Urban landscape + Public spaces + Urban fabrics of housing forms + Urban design Behavioral/Social Theories 01 Planned Behavior Theory
02 Random Utility Theory
03 Bounded Rationality Theory
04 Probability Theory
05 Self-determination Theory
06 Theory of Interpersonal Behavior
07 Cognitive Dissonance Theory
08 Theory of Collective Action
09 Social Identity Theory
10 Expected Utility Theory
11 Bounded Rationality Theory
12 Rational Action Theory
13 Behavioral Geography Theory
14 Protection Motivation Theory
15 Hierarchical Behavioral Model of Cognition
16 Thrust Theory
17 Social Ecological Model
18 Standard Activation Theory
19 Graph Theory
20 Theory of Behavioral Spillover
Planning theories 01 Communicative and Collaborative Planning Theory
02 Critical Pragmatism
03 Incrementalism and muddling through, according to the Bounded Rationality Theory
04 Interactive Planning Model
Urban design theories 01 Mental Image of the City – Kevin Lynch
02 Critical Pragmatism
03 Standards for Urban Design
04 Theory of Modern Urban Experience
05 Walkability Index and Walking Score
Transport theories 01 Choose between types of transportation and transit
02 The conventional model: the Four-Step Travel of the Urban Transport Planning System.
Geographic theories 01 Central Place Theory
02 Cellular Automata Model Rules of Cell Behavior
Urban economic theories 01 Burgess Model or Concentric Area Model
02 The Urban Economic Theory
Utility theories 01 The Expected Utility Theory
02 The Random Utility Theory
03 The User Equilibrium Theory