Walkability index for the city of Bogotá.

Pedestrian mobility has been a recurrent aspect in discourses on the contemporary city. It is expected that cities generate urban spaces that encourage walkability, promoting thus the reduction of vehicular mobility and the recovery of environmental quality, seeking to improve the quality of life of...

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Walkability index for the city of Bogotá.
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title_short Walkability index for the city of Bogotá.
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title_fullStr Walkability index for the city of Bogotá.
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description Pedestrian mobility has been a recurrent aspect in discourses on the contemporary city. It is expected that cities generate urban spaces that encourage walkability, promoting thus the reduction of vehicular mobility and the recovery of environmental quality, seeking to improve the quality of life of citizens. For this reason, it is necessary to quantitatively evaluate different conditions that allow citizens to have displacements on foot, and to use this as a basis for the implementation of mobility and public space policies that allow generating more pedestrian-friendly environments. In the case of Bogotá and its administrative divisions, the paper proposes the construction and measurement of a walkability index based on five components (environmental quality, density, comfort, proximity, and entropy) at the level of Zonal Planning Units (UPZ), through the analysis of spatial databases and Geographic Information System tools. This index is a relative indicator of how well the environment is constructed in different areas with respect to walking and what environmental conditions favor such behavior. It helps to diagnose the degree of walkability for each UPZ, as well as to distinguish diverse conditions in the analyzed areas.
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spelling oai:editorial.ucatolica.edu.co:article-18842020-07-23T16:30:55Z Walkability index for the city of Bogotá. Índice de caminabilidad para la ciudad de Bogotá. Índice de caminhabilidade para a cidade de Bogotá. Gutiérrez-López, Julián Alberto Caballero-Pérez, Yolanda Beatriz Escamilla-Triana, Rubén Alejandro quality of life public space urban space urban indicators compact city model urban planning calidad de vida espacio público espacio urbano indicadores urbanos modelo de ciudad compacta urbanismo qualidade de vida espaço público espaço urbano indicadores urbanos modelo de cidade compacta urbanismo Pedestrian mobility has been a recurrent aspect in discourses on the contemporary city. It is expected that cities generate urban spaces that encourage walkability, promoting thus the reduction of vehicular mobility and the recovery of environmental quality, seeking to improve the quality of life of citizens. For this reason, it is necessary to quantitatively evaluate different conditions that allow citizens to have displacements on foot, and to use this as a basis for the implementation of mobility and public space policies that allow generating more pedestrian-friendly environments. In the case of Bogotá and its administrative divisions, the paper proposes the construction and measurement of a walkability index based on five components (environmental quality, density, comfort, proximity, and entropy) at the level of Zonal Planning Units (UPZ), through the analysis of spatial databases and Geographic Information System tools. This index is a relative indicator of how well the environment is constructed in different areas with respect to walking and what environmental conditions favor such behavior. It helps to diagnose the degree of walkability for each UPZ, as well as to distinguish diverse conditions in the analyzed areas. La movilidad peatonal es un aspecto recurrente en los discursos de la ciudad actual. Se espera que en las ciudades se generen espacios urbanos que fomenten la caminabilidad y, de esta manera, se promueva la reducción de la movilidad vehicular y la recuperación de la calidad ambiental, a fin de mejorar la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos. De esta manera, es necesario evaluar en términos cuantitativos las diferentes condiciones que permitan tener desplazamientos a pie, y con ello servir de base para la implementación de políticas de movilidad y espacio público que aporten a la generación de entornos más amigables. Para el caso de Bogotá se plantea la construcción y medición del índice de caminabilidad basado en cinco componentes: calidad ambiental, densidad, confort, proximidad y entropía aplicados en las Unidades de Planeamiento Zonal (UPZ), mediante el análisis de bases de datos espaciales y herramientas de sistemas de información geográfica (SIG). Se construye el índice entendiendo que es un indicador relativo de qué tan bien está el entorno construido en diferentes áreas para caminar, y qué condiciones de entorno propician dicho comportamiento. Se logra diagnosticar cuáles son los grados de caminabilidad por cada UPZ, y se distinguen diversas condiciones en los sectores analizados. A mobilidade de pedestres é um aspecto recorrente nos discursos da cidade atual. Espera-se que, nas cidades, sejam gerados espaços urbanos que fomentem a caminhabilidade e, dessa maneira, seja promovida a redução da mobilidade veicular e a recuperação da qualidade ambiental a fim de melhorar a qualidade de vida dos cidadãos. Assim, é necessário avaliar, em termos quantitativos, as diferentes condições que permitem ter deslocamentos a pé e, com isso, servir de base para implantar políticas de mobilidade e espaço público que contribuam para gerar ambientes mais amigáveis. Para o caso de Bogotá, Colômbia, são propostas a construção e a mediação do índice de caminhabilidade baseado em cinco componentes: qualidade ambiental, densidade, conforto, proximidade e entropia aplicados nas Unidades de Planejamento Zonal (UPZ), mediante a análise de bases de dados espaciais e ferramentas de sistemas de informação geográfica (SIG). Foi construído o índice entendendo que é um indicador relativo de quão bem está o ambiente construído em diferentes áreas para caminhar e quais condições de entorno propiciam esse comportamento. Pode-se diagnosticar quais são os graus de caminhabilidade por cada UPZ e foram diferenciadas as condições nos setores analisados. Universidad Católica de Colombia 2019-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion text/html application/pdf application/xml application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet https://revistadearquitectura.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/1884 10.14718/RevArq.2019.21.1.1884 Revista de Arquitectura; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2019): January - June; 8-20 Revista de Arquitectura (Bogotá); Vol. 21 Núm. 1 (2019): Enero - junio; 8-20 Revista de Arquitectura; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2019): Janvier - Juin; 8-20 Revista de Arquitectura; v. 21 n. 1 (2019): Janeiro - junho; 8-20 2357-626X 1657-0308 spa https://revistadearquitectura.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/1884/2344 https://revistadearquitectura.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/1884/2495 https://revistadearquitectura.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/1884/2539 https://revistadearquitectura.ucatolica.edu.co/article/view/1884/2852 Derechos de autor 2018 Julián Alberto Gutiérrez López, Yolanda Beatriz Caballero Pérez, Rubén Alejandro Escamilla Triana info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0