Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability
Walkability Explorer is a software tool for the evaluation of urban walkability which, we argue, is an important aspect of the quality of life in cities. Many conventional approaches to the assessment of quality of life measure the distribution, density and distances of different opportunities in sp...
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| author | Ivan Blečić Arnaldo Cecchini Tanja Congiu Giovanna Fancello Giuseppe Andrea Trunfio |
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| description | Walkability Explorer is a software tool for the evaluation of urban walkability which, we argue, is an important aspect of the quality of life in cities. Many conventional approaches to the assessment of quality of life measure the distribution, density and distances of different opportunities in space. But distance is not all there is. To reason in terms of urban capabilities of people we should also take into account the quality of pedestrian accessibility and of urban opportunities offered by the city. The software tool we present in this paper is an user-friendly implementation of such an evaluation approach to walkability. It includes several GIS and analysis features, and is interoperable with other standard GIS and data-analysis tools. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2a433403afab4dd9bdf2fd1b98e18fe02024-04-02T22:53:29ZengUniversità di Napoli Federico IITeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment1970-98891970-98702014-05-010010.6092/1970-9870/25351640Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for WalkabilityIvan Blečić0Arnaldo Cecchini1Tanja Congiu2Giovanna Fancello3Giuseppe Andrea Trunfio4DADU, Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning University of Sassari, Alghero, ItalyDADU, Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning University of Sassari, Alghero, ItalyDADU, Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning University of Sassari, Alghero, ItalyDADU, Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning University of Sassari, Alghero, ItalyDADU, Department of Architecture, Design and Urban Planning University of Sassari, Alghero, ItalyWalkability Explorer is a software tool for the evaluation of urban walkability which, we argue, is an important aspect of the quality of life in cities. Many conventional approaches to the assessment of quality of life measure the distribution, density and distances of different opportunities in space. But distance is not all there is. To reason in terms of urban capabilities of people we should also take into account the quality of pedestrian accessibility and of urban opportunities offered by the city. The software tool we present in this paper is an user-friendly implementation of such an evaluation approach to walkability. It includes several GIS and analysis features, and is interoperable with other standard GIS and data-analysis tools.http://www.tema.unina.it/index.php/tema/article/view/2535WalkabilityEvaluationDecision supportGISELECTRE TRI |
| spellingShingle | Ivan Blečić Arnaldo Cecchini Tanja Congiu Giovanna Fancello Giuseppe Andrea Trunfio Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment Walkability Evaluation Decision support GIS ELECTRE TRI |
| title | Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability |
| title_full | Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability |
| title_fullStr | Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability |
| title_full_unstemmed | Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability |
| title_short | Walkability Explorer. An Evaluation and Design Support Tool for Walkability |
| title_sort | walkability explorer an evaluation and design support tool for walkability |
| topic | Walkability Evaluation Decision support GIS ELECTRE TRI |
| url | http://www.tema.unina.it/index.php/tema/article/view/2535 |
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