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Impact of accessibility to diverse amenities on the mobility patterns of Lisbon inhabitants
| Summary: | Recently smart sustainable cities are becoming popular all over the world and in 2019 Moreno introduced the 15-minute city as a reinterpretation of Perry’s neighborhood unit. The 15-minute city is based on the idea that a city is divided into self-sustainable neighborhoods. There, the inhabitants have access to everything needed from living, working, supplying, caring, learning to enjoying, within 15 minutes on foot or by bicycle. Nevertheless, some criticisms have been made to this chrono-urbanism innovation, such as the risk of segregation and social inequalities. Because of that, population characteristics, their habits and what affects mobility need to be previously known. This study aims to answer how accessibility to diverse amenities influences mobility patterns of inhabitants in the city of Lisbon. Additionally, it incorporates socio-demographic factors. Hence, amenities data from open databases, socio-demographic data from census and mobility data from mobile phones were collected. Accessibility and diversity of amenities were calculated and used together with the socio-demographic characteristics to model mobility in both a global, using linear regression, and local perspective, using geographically weighted regression. Finally, the mobility models were related to other urban phenomena, namely the mean value of rent. The study revealed that accessibility to health, entertainment, retail, and recreational amenities attracts and retains population. However, these conclusions cannot be generalized to the entire city since the impact of such accessibility on mobility varies geographically. Finally, the results were compared with a similar study developed in Barcelona, enabling to contrast and discern between specific and generalized conclusions. |
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| Main Authors: | Cavaco, Ana Filipa da Cruz |
| Subject: | 15-Minute City Mobility Accessibility Chrono-urbanism Sustainability Proximity |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Document type: | master thesis |
| Access type: | open access |
| Associated institution: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Language: | English |
| Origin: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Summary: | Recently smart sustainable cities are becoming popular all over the world and in 2019 Moreno introduced the 15-minute city as a reinterpretation of Perry’s neighborhood unit. The 15-minute city is based on the idea that a city is divided into self-sustainable neighborhoods. There, the inhabitants have access to everything needed from living, working, supplying, caring, learning to enjoying, within 15 minutes on foot or by bicycle. Nevertheless, some criticisms have been made to this chrono-urbanism innovation, such as the risk of segregation and social inequalities. Because of that, population characteristics, their habits and what affects mobility need to be previously known. This study aims to answer how accessibility to diverse amenities influences mobility patterns of inhabitants in the city of Lisbon. Additionally, it incorporates socio-demographic factors. Hence, amenities data from open databases, socio-demographic data from census and mobility data from mobile phones were collected. Accessibility and diversity of amenities were calculated and used together with the socio-demographic characteristics to model mobility in both a global, using linear regression, and local perspective, using geographically weighted regression. Finally, the mobility models were related to other urban phenomena, namely the mean value of rent. The study revealed that accessibility to health, entertainment, retail, and recreational amenities attracts and retains population. However, these conclusions cannot be generalized to the entire city since the impact of such accessibility on mobility varies geographically. Finally, the results were compared with a similar study developed in Barcelona, enabling to contrast and discern between specific and generalized conclusions. |
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