Walking accessibility for individuals with reduced mobility: A Brazilian case study

Lima, Josiane Palma; Machado, Mariza Helena

doi:10.1016/j.cstp.2019.02.007

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“…Quality of bus stop Frequency quality Signaling [55,56] Table 3 represents the main structure of the study defined as a decision tree that allows organizing the aspects based on the multi-attribute theory. The study specifies requirements for urban infrastructure, accessibility and mobility, manifesting through the criteria, the quality of its components, compliance with regulations and possible interferences that promote the reduction of user mobility in an urban space.…”

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Multi-Criteria Approach for Prioritizing and Managing Public Investment in Urban Spaces. A Case Study in the Triple Frontier

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The aspirations of public administrations to meet quality parameters and standards in urban spaces have fostered new strategies and tools that allow users to give safety and well-being. The participation and interaction of different actors during decision-making in the context of allocation of public resources implies a significant degree of complexity when prioritizing actions in public works. The objective of the study focuses on obtaining an urban street condition index (USCI) that allows an efficient diagnosis of urban infrastructure. The study provides an innovation component for decision-making through the construction of guidelines to prioritize spending on investment in urban infrastructure. The case study has been developed in three countries, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina (Triple Border) with the aim of drawing management guidelines during the process in public entities. The results for Brazil and Argentina present streets with satisfactory USCI. Paraguay reflects a significant lack of urban infrastructure and compliance of accessibility regulations. Regarding the city of Foz de Iguazú, it has been observed that 50% of the roads require prevailing actions to improve the mobility of the roads; 40% of these reflect reduced mobility and deterioration of urban components, configured as an urgent action, and only 10% of the roads studied reflect adequate mobility conditions.

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Section: Preferential Transit Route Existence Of Speed Controlsmentioning

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“…Early identification and incorporation of users' requirements makes a project more acceptable among them, thus improving its social performance (Valdes-Vasquez and Klotz, 2013). Further, the norms of universal access, a common feature of projects in developed economies and in developing economies like Brazil and Malaysia (Abd Samad et al, 2018;Lima and Machado, 2019), are yet to be made an intrinsic element of the FSRs. Hopefully, with a recently introduced federal program called "Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan" (Accessible India Campaign), this issue will be addressed henceforth from the early project phases (Sankat and Torkildsby, 2018).…”

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Social sustainability considerations in construction project feasibility study: a stakeholder salience perspective

Goel

Ganesh²,

Kaur³

2020

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PurposePast research recommends integration of social sustainability (SS) considerations in construction project feasibility study for benefitting a larger group of project stakeholders. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence to this effect, especially from the developing economies. The purpose of this study is to address this knowledge gap through a SS-centric analysis of feasibility study reports using a stakeholder salience perspective.Design/methodology/approachFeasibility study reports for 61 projects were obtained from various government organizations in India. The SS considerations were identified in the reports using a combination of quantitative and qualitative assessments. The former was based on content analysis and the latter was conducted using “VOSviewer” text analysis software.FindingsSS considerations related to occupational health and safety, workers' employment practices and proactive involvement of communities and end-users were found to be inadequately addressed in the reports. Based on occurrences of the SS considerations, project-affected community was found to be the most salient stakeholder, followed by the end-users and the construction workers. Statistical analysis revealed significant relationship between the SS considerations and the type of project as well as the type of project delivery system.Originality/valueThis study contributes to better understanding of integrating SS considerations in feasibility study of construction projects. Its results provide useful inputs to decision-makers for orienting construction projects, right from the early phases, towards benefitting the disadvantaged and weaker stakeholders irrespective of their salience attributes. In developing economies, such interventions may improve quality of lives of a large number of project stakeholders and also cultivate a positive societal image of the construction industry as a respectful, ethical and employee friendly industry.

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“…The urban mobility theme is a central issue nowadays and several challenges are involved in the process of moving people safely and comfortably to their desired destinations (Brunoro et al, 2015). The increase in on-demand transport and new trends in micromobility, such as e-bikes and e-scooters, have become, along with walking and cycling, means of transport that promote sustainable urban mobility (Vij et al, 2013;Lima & Machado, 2019). They are cleaner transportation options used for short distances (Davies et al, 2020) which are important, mainly, for first/last mile travel, making necessary their integration with public transport (PT) (Meng et al, 2020).…”

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Multivariate analysis of public transport quality: a case study in a medium-sized Brazilian city

Oliveira

Mairinque

Santos

et al. 2022

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Paper aims: This study aimed to analyze how the satisfaction level of public transport (PT) users is influenced by their socioeconomic characteristics. Originality:The analysis of how socioeconomic variables influence the satisfaction level through the association between MANOVA and exploratory analysis is still not explored, especially in Brazil and in medium-sized cities, which represent the majority of Brazilian cities.Research method: Data collection was carried out by questionnaire in a Brazilian city. The 330 users of PT evaluated their satisfaction level concerning 12 quality indicators. Statistical analyses were performed using Pearson's correlation and MANOVA.Main findings: Most socioeconomic variables influenced user satisfaction in at least one indicator, gender and schooling being the most prominent. The results showed that women's mean level of satisfaction is lower than men's concerning indicators affected by gender. Fare was the indicator with the worst score, being influenced by users' occupation. Implications for theory and practice:The study presents practical and methodological contributions. The results provides technical and scientific subsidies for public policies and service improvement. It possible to improve each indicator according to the users' socioeconomic characteristics, encouraging the use of PT and contributing to the urban environment sustainability.

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Walking accessibility for individuals with reduced mobility: A Brazilian case study

Cited by 18 publications

References 31 publications

Multi-Criteria Approach for Prioritizing and Managing Public Investment in Urban Spaces. A Case Study in the Triple Frontier

Multi-Criteria Approach for Prioritizing and Managing Public Investment in Urban Spaces. A Case Study in the Triple Frontier

Social sustainability considerations in construction project feasibility study: a stakeholder salience perspective

Multivariate analysis of public transport quality: a case study in a medium-sized Brazilian city

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