How to Create Walking Friendly Cities. A Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Central Open Market Area of Rijeka

Tiziana Campisi, Socrates Basbas, Giovanni Tesoriere, Mirto Trouva, Thomas Papas and Iva Mrak
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Tiziana Campisi: Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna KORE, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy
Socrates Basbas: Department of Transportation & Hydraulic Engineering, School of Rural & Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Giovanni Tesoriere: Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna KORE, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100 Enna, Italy
Mirto Trouva: Department of Transportation & Hydraulic Engineering, School of Rural & Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Thomas Papas: Department of Transportation & Hydraulic Engineering, School of Rural & Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 541 24 Thessaloniki, Greece
Iva Mrak: Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka Radmile Matejčić 3, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 22, 1-20

Abstract: Current mobility strategies tend to pursue sustainable solutions with low environmental and economic impact, such as the disincentive to the use of private vehicles. Mobility on foot is among the most advantageous forms for short distances, especially if different technological and infrastructural solutions are inserted in the urban context such as underpasses that limit the likely conflicts with motor vehicles. These solutions, however, are not easily perceived as positive because people often do not like to change their usual routes or because they feel psychological discomfort when they pass through closed places. This research work focuses on the evaluation of the benefits of including a small underpass in the city of Rijeka, Croatia and through an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), a multi-criteria analysis, it was possible to prioritize a number of decision-making alternatives, related to qualitative and quantitative evaluations, otherwise not directly comparable, and combining multidimensional measurement scales into a single priority scale. This analysis allows to provide cues for local and non-local urban planning, encouraging through the participatory form an active comparison between the population and local authorities and at the same time allows to assess which multidisciplinary processes (psychological/engineering) are possible to put in place to encourage the research on pedestrian behavior.

Keywords: pedestrian mobility; AHP method; itineraries selection; sustainable mobility; pedestrian behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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