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
@inbook {3120, title = {Assessing the Pedestrian Network Conditions in Two Cities: The Cases of Qazvin and Porto}, booktitle = {Urban Heritage Along the Silk Roads}, year = {2019}, month = {2019-09-11 00:00:00}, pages = {229-248}, publisher = {Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020}, organization = {Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020}, chapter = {15}, abstract = {The quality of life in cities depends on the existence of suitable conditions to walk. The aim of this chapter is to assess the conditions provided to pedestrians in two cities with different urban morphologies: Qazvin (Iran) and Porto (Portugal). The assessment was performed through a model that combines multi-criteria analysis with street network connectivity to evaluate the pedestrian conditions. The multi-criteria analysis was carried out by using four criteria and nine sub-criteria that mostly influence walkability and by involving a group of experts from Qazvin and Porto. Street network connectivity was assessed by Space Syntax. Results showed that Qazvin provides better conditions and a network of pedestrian streets more connected than Porto. The model can be a useful tool for planning more walkable and sustainable cities in urban areas.
}, keywords = {connectivity analysis, Multi-criteria analysis, Pedestrian network, Street network, Walkability}, isbn = {978-3-030-22762-3}, issn = {2365-7588}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22762-3}, url = {https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-22762-3_15}, author = {Jabbari, M. and Fonseca, F. and Ramos, R. A. R.} }
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 24 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