A multiscale walkability assessment approach creating walkable streets: A case study of high-density city, Macau

IF 4.1 2区工程技术 Q2 BUSINESS

Research in Transportation Business and Management Pub Date : 2024-09-22 DOI:10.1016/j.rtbm.2024.101217

Lanlan Zhou, Chun-Ming Hsieh

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Abstract

Walkability contributes to public health and urban livability. However, the development of walkability evaluation methods and tools is generally still in the exploratory stage. Therefore, this study explores a new multiscale evaluation method to evaluate the walkability of urban streets. Urban functional facilities and streetscapes were analyzed using geographic information system (GIS) and fully convolutional network (FCN) models. The street-scale walkability framework was categorized into three dimensions, accessibility, comfort, and safety, to discuss the walkability results of different urban locations. The results show that urban functional facilities make Macau spatially different in terms of regional walkability, and demographic and social indicators result in significant social inequalities. By analyzing the streetscape elements, the levels of accessibility, comfort, and safety in the historic urban area of Macau are lower than those of the typical walking circles in the cross-border port residential area and the Old Town.

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多尺度步行能力评估方法创造步行街：澳门高密度城市案例研究

适宜步行有助于提高公众健康和城市宜居性。然而，步行能力评价方法和工具的开发总体上仍处于探索阶段。因此，本研究探索了一种新的多尺度评价方法来评估城市街道的步行宜居性。研究使用地理信息系统（GIS）和全卷积网络（FCN）模型对城市功能设施和街道景观进行了分析。街道尺度步行性框架分为三个维度，即可达性、舒适性和安全性，以讨论不同城市地点的步行性结果。结果显示，城市功能设施使澳门在区域步行宜居性方面存在空间差异，而人口和社会指标则导致了显著的社会不平等。通过分析街景元素，澳门历史城区的可达性、舒适性和安全性水平低于跨境口岸住宅区和旧城区的典型步行圈。

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175

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