Measuring Neighbourhood Walking Access for Older Adults

Fatima, Kaniz; Moridpour, Sara; Saghapour, Tayebeh

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“…In addition, the contact opportunity and aged building dimensions are notably remarkable in cities where historical layouts are predominant [15,17]. Likewise, even though the accessibility dimension was secondary for Jane Jacobs's approach in the 1960s [4], it is crucial for urban vitality calculations in the present, not only because of the importance of public transport stations but also for the relevance of integrating vulnerable collectives such as children, the elderly, or people with disabilities in the composition of urban areas [67][68][69]. Furthermore, the border vacuum dimension needs to be extremely precisely defined, for instance, with the inclusion or exclusion of big parks depending on their role in the study area.…”

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Jane Jacobs’s Criteria for Urban Vitality: A Geospatial Analysis of Morphological Conditions in Quito, Ecuador

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Urban vitality, understood as a key factor in the achievement of cities’ sustainability, shows a strong relationship with urban morphology. The city theorist Jane Jacobs suggested morphological aspects to promote vital cities in the 1960s, which remain valid in the present. However, few studies in the Andean region quantitatively exemplify this. This paper aims to test the measurement of urban vitality in a neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, called La Mariscal, integrating Jacobs’ approach. In particular, three urban vitality indexes are evaluated with the application of GIS software using cadastral data obtained from the Metropolitan District of Quito and field data collection. Results show that context-based previous knowledge and scale of analysis are essential factors in the configuration of dimensions, indicators, and spatial representation of any urban vitality index. In the study area, land use mixture, contact opportunity, and accessibility dimensions are fundamental. Regarding indicators, the incorporation of informal small-scale commerce, the quality of sidewalks, and well-conditioned street furniture is recommended. Finally, a hybrid representation (raster and vectorial) is suggested to precisely measure urban vitality at a block scale. Altogether, by providing a comparative approach, we intend to provide a useful framework for researchers and planners to study urban vitality in Andean cities.

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Jane Jacobs’s Criteria for Urban Vitality: A Geospatial Analysis of Morphological Conditions in Quito, Ecuador

2023

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“…In addition, the contact opportunity and aged buildings dimensions are notably remarkable in cities where historical layouts are predominant [15,17]. Likewise, even though the accessibility dimension was secondary for Jane Jacobs's approach in the 1960s [4], it is crucial for urban vitality calculations in the present, not only because of the importance of public transport stations, but also for the relevance of integrating vulnerable collectives such as children, the elderly, or people with disabilities in the composition of urban areas [66][67][68]. Besides, the border vacuums dimension needs to be extremely precisely defined, for instance, the inclusion or exclusion of big parks, depending on their role in the study area.…”

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confidence: 99%

Jane Jacobs’s Criteria for Urban Vitality: A Geospatial Analysis of Morphological Conditions in Quito, Ecuador

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Bucheli²,

Albert³

2023

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Urban vitality, understood as a key factor for the achievement of cities’ sustainability, shows a strong relationship with urban morphology. The city theorist Jane Jacobs suggested morphologi-cal aspects to promote vital cities already in the 1960s, which remain valid in the present. How-ever, few studies in the Andean region quantitatively exemplify this. This paper aims to test the measurement of urban vitality in a neighborhood of Quito, Ecuador, called La Mariscal, inte-grating Jacobs’ approach. In particular, three urban vitality indexes are evaluated with the appli-cation of GIS software using cadastral data obtained from the municipality and field data col-lection. Results show that the context-based previous knowledge and the scale of analysis are es-sential factors in the configuration of dimensions, indicators, and spatial representation of any urban vitality index. In the study area land use mixture, contact opportunity, and accessibility dimensions are fundamental. Regarding indicators, the incorporation of the informal small-scale commerce, the quality of sidewalks, the street slope, and the good-conditioned street furniture is recommended. Finally, a hybrid representation (raster and vectorial) is suggested to precisely measure urban vitality at a block scale. Altogether, by providing a comparative approach, we in-tend to bring a useful framework for researchers and planners to study urban vitality in Andean cities.

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