What Impacts Walkability in Mosul: The Role of Accessibility at Neighborhood Level.
Autor: | Matloob, Faris Ataallah, Aldeen Ismail, Khalid J., Alfakhry, Ahmed A. |
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Zdroj: | International Journal of Sustainable Development & Planning; Jul2024, Vol. 19 Issue 7, p2579-2586, 8p |
Abstrakt: | Given the role of walking in improving the quality of life and creating livable communities, the issue of walkability in the built environment has been given a lot of attention by researchers, particularly in the fields of urban design and planning. However, there is still a lack of objective evidence on how the built environment encourages people to walk, what features could influence walkability and how to measure this correlation. This study aims to research the link between accessibility as a key built environment feature and walkability. It is thus aimed at finding out how access to services and utilities can affect walkability at neighborhood scale. Quantitative methods have been used to gather, prepare and analyze data, which include place syntax technique, GIS, space syntax technique, gate count technique and Person correlation analysis. Findings disclosed a relationship between the accessibility of daily services and the number of people who use walking as a transport mode. Results proved that the provision of shops in suitable proximity form residences can encourage people to walk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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