چکیده مقاله
Walking is an effective means of internal transportation for short trips With the exception ofcycling, walking is the only means of human movement by which physical activity isencouraged, local economies are stimulated, and environmental detriments caused by vehicularemissions are lessened However, walkability is influenced by cityscape including builtenvironments and streetscape The term walkability is defined by quantifying multiple builtenvironment attributes at the neighbourhood level trying to describe the extent to which anurban environment is pedestrian friendly At the same time, walking has generally receivedlittle or no attention in the planning, design, and development of Tehran within the past years The main aim of this paper is to review the walkability of Tehran as the capital of the countryand the most populated city of Iran The study adopts a review of the literature and qualitativeapproach to evaluate the perceived walkability in Tehran based on the users' experience Thisarticle also analyses the respondent's perceptions of 15 elements of the built environment andstreetscape An Exploratory Factor Analysis was carried out to determine the correlationsamong various attributes to identify the underlying walkability determinants The pilotobservation revealed pedestrian infrastructure and well balanced design can improve the levelof facilities for walkability while formulating new policies can create a shift from a morevehicle oriented city towards a proper condition of walkways and streetscape suited forexperiencing the city on foot
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نویسندگان
Mehdi Fallahi Panah
PhD in Urban and Regional Planning, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
Ehsan Mohammadhosseini
PhD in Ancient History and Architecture, University of Mysore, Mysore, India
شیوه ارجاع
Fallahi Panah, Mehdi and Mohammadhosseini, Ehsan,1401,Defining and Assessing Walkability in Tehran,The 19th International Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering,Tehran
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