@inproceedings{842f80e0cca348709cda916e4a982172,
title = "A model for pedestrian movement in an urban environment built on steep topography",
abstract = "This work is concerned with pedestrian movement in a topographic, i.e. sloped, urban setting. The existing models for predicting pedestrian movement, like the powerful axial map (Hiller and Hanson, 1984), are limited in their reference to sloped surfaces. A new analytical model is proposed to address those limitations. This article describes in detail the logic of the proposed analytical tool and its mechanics. In the future, it will be tested in real urban environments for validation and refinement. This model is a part of a research aimed at creating a more accurate version of the axial map and provide better data for planners and designers to help them create sustainable, vibrant and economically viable environments that provide a high quality of life for their users. Tapping unto the potential of the axial map, and Space Syntax in general, and refining it is crucial for the dealing with the upcoming challenges of rapid urbanization in developing countries, urban revitalization in developed ones, as well as more cataclysmic events like the resettlement of coast dwellers displaced by rising ocean levels all over the world (who will be forced to migrate inland and settle on steeper and more rugged terrain).",
keywords = "Axial map, Pedestrian movement, Physical effort, Spatial modelling, Topography",
author = "Eliyahu Greenberg and Asya Natapov and Dafna Fisher-Gewirtzman",
year = "2017",
language = "الإنجليزيّة",
series = "Proceedings - 11th International Space Syntax Symposium, SSS 2017",
pages = "198.1--198.6",
editor = "Teresa Heitor and Miguel Serra and Maria Bacharel and {Cannas da Silva}, Luisa and Silva, {Joao Pinelo}",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 11th International Space Syntax Symposium, SSS 2017",
note = "11th International Space Syntax Symposium, SSS 2017 ; Conference date: 03-07-2017 Through 07-07-2017",
}