Walkability as a Performance Indicator for Urban Spaces <i>Strategies and tools for the social construction of experiences</i>
31st International Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe (eCAADe), Delft, Hollanda, 18 - 20 Eylül 2013, ss.423-432, (Tam Metin Bildiri)
- Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
- Basıldığı Şehir: Delft
- Basıldığı Ülke: Hollanda
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.423-432
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
This paper frames walkability as a performance indicator for urban spaces and critically addresses some of the existing evaluation methods. It introduces alternative strategies and tools for enabling the collective evaluation of walkability and discusses how experiences of the citizens can possibly lead to a social construct of walkability. This discussion is elaborated by a pilot study which includes exploratory research, social-geographic web services and heat maps. Using these tools and methods, it was possible to derive various experiential and environmental spatial qualities, extract problems and identify problematic areas. From these we have learned that walkability may serve as a fruitful conversation framework and a participatory research concept. Furthermore, we were able to develop ideas for solutions to design and planning problems.