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Quantifying pedestrian retrofit measures of car-oriented settlements: The case of Pardis new town phase 11
Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal,
15
(2),
224-236
(2022)
Abstract
Car-oriented settlements have a negative impact on human beings and the environment. In many places, planners already try to densify such areas and retrofit infrastructure for pedestrians. While such measures are generally accepted for the improvement of liveability, it is still difficult to evaluate their impact. This paper aims to quantify proposed retrofit interventions for pedestrians in the new town of Pardis, Iran. Interventions are: introducing pedestrian zones, relocating parking spaces, traffic calming, removing barriers and decentralising facilities. Two different methods are used: 1) walking distances in combination with detour factors; and 2) space syntax. The results show that these methods are effective to quantify improvement for pedestrian retrofit measures. Even simple interventions such as removing fences have a measurable positive impact.
Keywords: Iran; new towns; urban rehabilitation; detour analysis; space syntax; pedestrian
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Author's Biography
Corinna Matzka is a student of mechanical engineering at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria. Corinna, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework, as well as writing the paper.
Michael Reiter is a student of civil engineering at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria. Michael, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework, as well as writing the paper.
Arash Rasaizadi is a student of transport planning in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Arash, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework.
Sahar Samavati is a student of urban planning in the Faculty of Arts at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Sahar, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework.
Elahe Sherafat is a student of transport planning in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Elahe, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework.
Renata Sofric is a student of civil engineering at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria. Renata, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework.
Mir Hojat Seyyed Valiloo is a student of urban planning in the Faculty of Arts at Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Mir, together with Barbara Laa and Tadej Brezina, conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and gathered the data, designed the interventions and performed the research within the seminar framework.
Barbara Laa is a researcher at Vienna University of Technology’s Research Center of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Vienna, Austria. Barbara conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and co-wrote the paper
Tadej Brezina is a senior scientist at Vienna University of Technology’s Research Center of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering, Vienna, Austria. Tadej searched for and screened the literature as well as conceptualised the research within the seminar framework and co-wrote the paper.
