Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
Title | A spatial multicriteria model for urban accessibility mapping |
Publication Type | Papers in International Journals |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Rodrigues D. S., Ramos R. A. R., and Tobias M. S. G. |
Abstract | Accessibility is nowadays an important issue for the development of cities. It is seen as a priority in order to guarantee equal access to fundamental rights, to improve the quality of life of citizens and to ensure that everyone, regardless of age, mobility or ability, have equal access to all the resources and benefits cities have to offer. Consequently, factors closely related to the accessibility have gained a higher relevance for identifying and assessing the location of urban facilities. The main goal of the paper is to present an accessibility evaluation model applied in Santarém, in Brazil, a city located midway between the larger cities of Belem and Manaus. The research instruments, sampling method and data analysis proposed for mapping urban accessibility are described. Daily activities were used to identify and group key destinations. The model was implemented within a geographic information system and integrates the individual’s perspective through the definition of each key destination weight, reflecting their significance for daily activities in the urban area. Accessibility to key destinations was mapped over 24 districts of the city of Santarém. The results of this model application can support city administration decision-making for new investments in order to improve urban quality of life.
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Journal | Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning |
Volume | 169 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 91-103 |
Date Published | 2016-04-01 |
Publisher | ICE Publishing: All rights reserved |
ISSN | 1755-0807 (online) ; 1755-0783 (print) |
DOI | 10.1680/udap.15.00014 |
URL | http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/toc/jurdp/169/2 |
Keywords | infrastructure planning, town and city planning, Transport planning |
Rights | openAccess |
Peer reviewed | yes |
Status | published |
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 25 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt