Assessing Design Criteria of University Campus Walkway Systems in the Middle Eastern Arid Environment
Pedestrian walkways are essential elements of university campus design and urban planning. The function of campus walkways is not only safe walking but also to hold many social activities like interacting and socializing. This paper aims to assess design criteria of successful walkways in the middle...
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| description | Pedestrian walkways are essential elements of university campus design and urban planning. The function of campus walkways is not only safe walking but also to hold many social activities like interacting and socializing. This paper aims to assess design criteria of successful walkways in the middle eastern arid campus. To achieve the aim, a mixed research methodological approach is adopted whereby a number of qualitative and quantitative methods like naturalistic observation on a case, in-depth interviews, and questionnaire survey are employed to gather data. The study outcomes include a framework of 10 design assessment criteria of successful campus walkways. The shortcomings of middle eastern campus walkways are ranked according to their importance whereby the most and least important shortcomings are identified as the “lack of barrier free environment” and “lack of greeneries along the walkways”, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9130d9acd7bb47d6b13700cdb29f24f52025-08-20T02:42:41ZengMDPI AGArchitecture2673-89452025-02-01511410.3390/architecture5010014Assessing Design Criteria of University Campus Walkway Systems in the Middle Eastern Arid EnvironmentMohammad Sharif Zami0Rawan Emadulden Alamasi1Mohammad A. Hassanain2Omar E. Almahdy3Architecture and City Design Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaArchitecture and City Design Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaArchitectural Engineering and Construction Management Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaArchitecture and City Design Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran 31261, Saudi ArabiaPedestrian walkways are essential elements of university campus design and urban planning. The function of campus walkways is not only safe walking but also to hold many social activities like interacting and socializing. This paper aims to assess design criteria of successful walkways in the middle eastern arid campus. To achieve the aim, a mixed research methodological approach is adopted whereby a number of qualitative and quantitative methods like naturalistic observation on a case, in-depth interviews, and questionnaire survey are employed to gather data. The study outcomes include a framework of 10 design assessment criteria of successful campus walkways. The shortcomings of middle eastern campus walkways are ranked according to their importance whereby the most and least important shortcomings are identified as the “lack of barrier free environment” and “lack of greeneries along the walkways”, respectively.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8945/5/1/14universitycampuspedestrianwalkway systemdesign criteria |
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| title | Assessing Design Criteria of University Campus Walkway Systems in the Middle Eastern Arid Environment |
| title_full | Assessing Design Criteria of University Campus Walkway Systems in the Middle Eastern Arid Environment |
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| title_short | Assessing Design Criteria of University Campus Walkway Systems in the Middle Eastern Arid Environment |
| title_sort | assessing design criteria of university campus walkway systems in the middle eastern arid environment |
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