Blind individuals' wayfinding performance in complex urban environments is a complex phenomenon. This study investigates the wayfinding strategies of congenitally blind individuals in an urban context. The aim of the study was to assess the extent to which the environmental auditory cues are of primary importance for their wayfinding strategies. The study was conducted in Lisbon, Portugal. Results suggest that auditory information was the most used environmental cue and that a feeling of enclosure is the most important environmental feature during wayfinding. These results corroborate previous findings suggesting that increased familiarity with the environment results in more efficient wayfinding strategies, and that lack of environmental auditory cues could be compensated by a robust cognitive map. The study highlights multidimensional sensory experiences of urban environments and nonvisual aspects of spatial perception.

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空间知识的非视觉方面：里斯本盲人的寻路行为。

在复杂的城市环境中盲人的寻路性能是一个复杂的现象。这项研究调查了城市背景下先天盲人的寻路策略。这项研究的目的是评估环境听觉提示对其寻路策略的重要性。该研究在葡萄牙里斯本进行。结果表明，听觉信息是最常用的环境提示，在寻路过程中，封闭感是最重要的环境特征。这些结果证实了以前的发现，表明对环境的日益熟悉会导致更有效的寻路策略，并且可以通过可靠的认知图来弥补环境听觉提示的不足。