Navigating the network: Comparing modular and non-modular neighborhoods for better pedestrian flow

IF 6 1区 经济学 Q1 URBAN STUDIES
Khaled Alawadi, Rim Anabtawi, Raneem Taha
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Abstract

This study examines the evolution implications of neighborhood planning, focusing on modular and non-modular Neighborhood Planning Units (NPUs). Modular NPUs, such as those in Abu Dhabi, feature structured patterns that facilitate large-scale growth. Non-modular NPUs, like those in Dubai, have irregular street layouts lacking a clear planning language. This research analyzes 28 samples from 17 neighborhoods to evaluate the effectiveness of these configurations in promoting ordered, direct, and short routes to destinations within a 5- to 15-minute walk. Metrics used include Orientation Order (normalized entropy) and Pedestrian Route Directness (PRD). At 400 m, all neighborhoods had efficient, direct routes. However, at 1200 m, Abu Dhabi's modular neighborhoods provided more direct routes than Dubai's non-modular neighborhoods, which failed the directness test on all networks. While Orientation Order indicates network alignment, it did not correlate with directness at any tested scale; instead. block size and street density were the strongest predictors of route directness. In Abu Dhabi, even fragmented modular layouts achieved high Orientation Order and direct walking routes. Conversely, although some of Dubai's non-modular neighborhoods, had high Orientation Order, they struggled to provide direct walking routes. These results underscore the importance of modulatory and physical design in shaping planning policy.
导航网络:比较模块化和非模块化社区以改善行人流量
本研究以模块化与非模块化邻里规划单元(npu)为重点,探讨邻里规划的演化意涵。模块化npu,例如阿布扎比的npu,具有结构化模式,可促进大规模增长。非模块化的npu,如迪拜的npu,街道布局不规则,缺乏明确的规划语言。本研究分析了来自17个社区的28个样本,以评估这些配置在促进有序、直接和短路线的有效性,这些路线在步行5到15分钟内到达目的地。使用的度量包括方向顺序(归一化熵)和行人路线直接性(PRD)。在400米处,所有社区都有高效、直接的路线。然而,在1200米的高度,阿布扎比的模块化社区比迪拜的非模块化社区提供了更多的直达路线,而非模块化社区在所有网络上都没有通过直达测试。取向顺序表示网络取向,但在任何测试尺度上都与直接性无关;代替。街区大小和街道密度是路线直接性的最强预测因子。在阿布扎比,即使是碎片化的模块化布局也实现了高度的定向秩序和直接的步行路线。相反,尽管迪拜的一些非模块化社区有很高的定向秩序,但它们很难提供直接的步行路线。这些结果强调了调节和物理设计在制定规划政策中的重要性。
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Cities
Cities URBAN STUDIES-
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11.20
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517
期刊介绍: Cities offers a comprehensive range of articles on all aspects of urban policy. It provides an international and interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of ideas and information between urban planners and policy makers from national and local government, non-government organizations, academia and consultancy. The primary aims of the journal are to analyse and assess past and present urban development and management as a reflection of effective, ineffective and non-existent planning policies; and the promotion of the implementation of appropriate urban policies in both the developed and the developing world.
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