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Evaluating attitudes and preferences towards walking in two european cities
Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Papageorgiou, George; Conticelli, Elisa; Jabbari, Mona; Ribeiro, Paulo; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui A. R.Understanding pedestrian perceptions and attitudes is crucial for promoting walking as a daily transportation mode for sustainable mobility and the effective development of smart cities. Pedestrian preferences, shaped by factors such as age, gender, and urban infrastructure, play a pivotal role in travel behaviors. Based on a survey study, this paper examines the impact of individual and urban factors on pedest...
The pedestrian network concept: A systematic literature review
Jabbari, Mona; Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Smith, Goran; Conticelli, Elisa; Tondelli, Simona; Ribeiro, Paulo; Ahmadi, Zahra; Papageorgiou, GeorgeThe design of urban spaces that foster sustainable practices requires new analytical and structural approaches to spatial planning. An appropriate pedestrian network could significantly contribute to sustainable urban development goals, particularly by promoting sustainable mobility and pedestrian friendliness. With such goals, several attempts have been made to develop suitable models for pedestrian networks. ...
Perceived walkability and respective urban determinants: insights from Bologna ...
Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Papageorgiou, George; Tondelli, Simona; Ribeiro, Paulo; Conticelli, Elisa; Jabbari, Mona; Ramos, Rui A. R.Walking is undoubtedly a sustainable and healthy mode of transport. However, the decision to walk is influenced by many built environment and streetscape attributes. Specifically, the term walkability is used to describe the extent to which the urban environment is pedestrian-friendly, usually by quantifying multiple built environment attributes at the neighbourhood scale. The present study adopts a qualitative...
Levels and characteristics of utilitarian walking in the central areas of the c...
Fonseca, Fernando Pereira da; Conticelli, Elisa; Papageorgiou, George; Ribeiro, Paulo; Jabbari, Mona; Tondelli, Simona; Ramos, Rui A. R.Walking is a mode of transport that offers many environmental and health benefits. Utilitarian walking refers to walking trips undertaken to fulfil routine purposes. The aim of this paper is to examine the extent to which walking is used as a transport mode for short urban trips in the city centers of Bologna and Porto and the barriers preventing utilitarian walking. Based on a questionnaire (n = 1117) administ...