Perceived legibility in relation to path choice of commuters in central business district

Paydar, Mohammad Mahdi; Kamani‐Fard, Asal

doi:10.1057/udi.2016.7

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“…Previous studies indicated that shorter time, as well as distance, is the first path choice criteria of pedestrians in these areas [21]. These studies also showed the contribution of built environment features such as safety, mixed land use, street connectivity, and urban design qualities, such as legibility of the pedestrians' path choice in parallel to the contribution of shorter time and distance [21][22][23][24] (Section 2.3). Due to the importance of walking attitudes and walking with others in relation to walking behavior, these factors are also considered in this research.…”

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Walking toward Metro Stations: the Contribution of Distance, Attitudes, and Perceived Built Environment

2020

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Walking as an active means of travel is important as a sustainable mode of transport. Moreover, the level of walking in the surrounding areas of metro stations would contribute to maintaining the minimum rate of physical activity and, therefore, inhabitants’ general health. This study examined the impacts of walking attitude, walking distance, and perceived built environment on walking behavior for reaching the metro stations in Shiraz, Iran. Three metro stations were selected and a quantitative approach was used to examine the objectives. It was found that the average walking distance is less than the average in developed countries, such as the United States. People walked more when there was a shorter distance between their starting points and the metro stations. The contribution of walking attitudes and several built environment attributes to walking behavior was demonstrated. Finding the contribution of aesthetic attributes, such as accessibility to parks and housing types of the starting points of the walking trips, to walking for transport are taken into account as the novelties of this study. Policy makers of this city may apply the findings of this study—especially around the metro stations—to improve the average walking distance as well as walking behavior.

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Walking toward Metro Stations: the Contribution of Distance, Attitudes, and Perceived Built Environment

2020

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“…It is also related to how enjoyable and interesting an area is for walking [ 3 ]. Several physical related factors such as vegetation and social related factors such as outdoor dining areas have been demonstrated as relating to pleasurability which contribute to greater preference for walking as well as improvement of walking behaviour [ 25 , 31 , 35 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 ]. According to urban picturesque theory, the majority of these features and factors can be counted as aesthetic natural and built environment factors as well [ 70 ] ( Figure 5 ).…”

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The Hierarchy of Walking Needs and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Paydar

Fard

2021

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More than 150 cities around the world have expanded emergency cycling and walking infrastructure to increase their resilience in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. This tendency toward walking has led it to becoming the predominant daily mode of transport that also contributes to significant changes in the relationships between the hierarchy of walking needs and walking behaviour. These changes need to be addressed in order to increase the resilience of walking environments in the face of such a pandemic. This study was designed as a theoretical and empirical literature review seeking to improve the walking behaviour in relation to the hierarchy of walking needs within the current context of COVID-19. Accordingly, the interrelationship between the main aspects relating to walking-in the context of the pandemic- and the different levels in the hierarchy of walking needs were discussed. Results are presented in five sections of “density, crowding and stress during walking”, “sense of comfort/discomfort and stress in regard to crowded spaces during walking experiences”, “crowded spaces as insecure public spaces and the contribution of the type of urban configuration”, “role of motivational/restorative factors during walking trips to reduce the overload of stress and improve mental health”, and “urban design interventions on arrangement of visual sequences during walking”.

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“…Zone 8, which is part of the primary core of the city, has experienced organic growth, and not the planned development observed in other parts of the city. The presence of organic texture, the formation of land uses based on residents' needs at the time of construction, high rate of accessibility of different land uses to people with narrow and compact pathways (Paydar et al, 2017;Paydar and Kamani Fard, 2016), continuity of construction, and population density in this region are the most important reasons for the lower amount of urban sprawl in this zone, as compared to other zones of Shiraz. Although the number of multi-story buildings is fewer than in other zones of Shiraz and construction in this zone is directed more horizontally rather than vertically, it has less urban sprawl because of the characteristics such as much rate of irregularity of built areas, small size of the blocks and having a compact texture.…”

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Determination of urban sprawl’s indicators toward sustainable urban development

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Rahimi

2018

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Purpose Iran’s metropolitan areas are growing rapidly, and, among them, Shiraz has experienced a high rate of urban sprawl in recent decades. On the other hand, besides wasting the resources, urban sprawl does not follow the principles of sustainable urban development and its consideration would help to determine and employ the required type of sustainable urban development approach. The purpose of this paper is to assess urban sprawl in Shiraz. Design/methodology/approach First, the indicators and their weights for Shiraz’s sprawl assessment are identified through Delphi and analytical hierarchy process (AHP) methods. In addition, the degree of urban sprawl is assessed using the preference ranking organization method for enrichment evaluations (PROMETHEE). Findings The Delphi method produced the four criteria of “land use,” “urban fabric,” “social characteristics,” and “accessibility,” and “urban fabric” was the most important criterion per the AHP. Finally, the results of the PROMETHEE analysis indicated a high amount of urban sprawl in most of Shiraz’s municipal zones. Practical implications Therefore, due to the high degree of urban sprawl in Shiraz and its geographical limitations for horizontal development, a study on sustainable approaches to urban development in Shiraz, including Smart Growth and sustainable urban regeneration, seems mandatory for this city. However, this study indicates the requirement for more studies on urban sprawl in major cities of Iran, but by comparison of these findings with other relevant studies, it is inferred that using sustainable urban development approaches seems crucial for the majority of the cities in this country. Finally guidelines on how to impede urban sprawl and encourage sustainable urban development in Shiraz and Iranian cities as well as certain implications in this regard are discussed. Originality/value The findings of this study are expected to contribute valuable information for policy makers in terms of urban planning and the development of the cities in Iran.

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Perceived legibility in relation to path choice of commuters in central business district

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References 47 publications

Walking toward Metro Stations: the Contribution of Distance, Attitudes, and Perceived Built Environment

Walking toward Metro Stations: the Contribution of Distance, Attitudes, and Perceived Built Environment

The Hierarchy of Walking Needs and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Determination of urban sprawl’s indicators toward sustainable urban development

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