Exploring Pedestrian Satisfaction in Old and New Town: An Impact-Asymmetry Analysis

Liu Han, Dewei Fang (), Shan Sun, Lixuan Zhao, Qian Zheng, Jingxu Lan and Xue Wang
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Liu Han: School of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Dewei Fang: School of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Shan Sun: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
Lixuan Zhao: School of Landscape Architecture, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, China
Qian Zheng: CAUPD Beijing Planning and Design Consultants Co., Ltd., Hainan Branch, Haikou 570100, China
Jingxu Lan: Northwest Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd. Institutional, Xian 710075, China
Xue Wang: Heilongjiang Province Urban Planning Survey and Design Institute, Harbin 150040, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-16

Abstract: In the context of the global construction of low-carbon cities and residents’ pursuit of healthy living, the improvement in the urban walking environment has gradually been emphasized in the field of planning and transportation research. Using Harbin, China, as an example, this paper combines gradient boosting decision trees (GBDTs) and impact-asymmetry analysis (IAA) methods to explore the differences in residents’ preferences for the pedestrian environment needs in old and new urban areas, analyze the asymmetric relationship between walking environment factors and overall satisfaction, and provide a sound basis for the renewal and reconstruction of the walking environment in old urban areas and the improvement of the walking environment in new urban areas. The factors affecting the pedestrian environment in the old and new urban areas are similar and different, with the aesthetics and safety and the aesthetics and comfort of the pedestrian environment having a greater impact on the old and new urban areas, respectively. According to the results of the IAA, the old city should focus on improving green landscaping, street furniture, the uncivilized behavior of pedestrians, pavement encroachment, barrier-free facilities, and the speed of motor vehicles; the new city should focus on improving the building facade effect, the uncivilized behavior of pedestrians, and green landscaping.

Keywords: pedestrian environment; satisfaction; three-factor theory; gradient boosting decision trees; impact-asymmetry analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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