An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator

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Main Author: Sousa, Nuno
Publication Date: 2017
Other Authors: Moreira, Florbela, Rodrigues, João Coutinho
Language: eng
Source: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/6200
Summary: This article presents an approach to pedestrian accessibility based on human effort rather than distance. By measuring effort as the muscular energy required to traverse network arcs with slopes, it is possible to derive an accessibility indicator that takes relief into account. A case study in the city of Coimbra, Portugal, shows that while relief does have a considerable impact on the accessibility thus measured, that impact is global and not local. When accessibility to all types of opportunities are considered, the influence of relief ultimately dilutes due to the geographical scattering of those opportunities.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
title An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
spellingShingle An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
Sousa, Nuno
Walking
Pedestrian
Accessibility
Energy
Sustainability
Coimbra
title_short An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
title_full An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
title_fullStr An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
title_full_unstemmed An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
title_sort An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator
author Sousa, Nuno
author_facet Sousa, Nuno
Moreira, Florbela
Rodrigues, João Coutinho
author_role author
author2 Moreira, Florbela
Rodrigues, João Coutinho
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Aberto
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sousa, Nuno
Moreira, Florbela
Rodrigues, João Coutinho
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Walking
Pedestrian
Accessibility
Energy
Sustainability
Coimbra
topic Walking
Pedestrian
Accessibility
Energy
Sustainability
Coimbra
description This article presents an approach to pedestrian accessibility based on human effort rather than distance. By measuring effort as the muscular energy required to traverse network arcs with slopes, it is possible to derive an accessibility indicator that takes relief into account. A case study in the city of Coimbra, Portugal, shows that while relief does have a considerable impact on the accessibility thus measured, that impact is global and not local. When accessibility to all types of opportunities are considered, the influence of relief ultimately dilutes due to the geographical scattering of those opportunities.
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