Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS
Creating suitable walking conditions is the primary objective of sustainable urban models such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Walkable built up area benefit cities economically, environmentally, socially and improving public health. This can be utilized by creating suitable streets that enab...
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| author | Ashenafi Wondimu Tekolla Abrham Gebre Tarekegn Getu Segni Tulu |
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| description | Creating suitable walking conditions is the primary objective of sustainable urban models such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Walkable built up area benefit cities economically, environmentally, socially and improving public health. This can be utilized by creating suitable streets that enable people to access their daily needs walking without relying on private cars. Therefore in planning TOD, the existing walkability of the areas around transit station should be investigated taking factors that encourage walking into consideration. The objective of this research is find spatial method to measure the existing circumstances that encourage walking around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographical Information System (GIS). The results clustered areas with similar levels of walkability in group and represent them with different colors. The finding the study revealed that the majority of the study areas (approximately 72.35%) were classified as fairly walkable, 19.47% of the study area clustered as not walkable and only 8.15% clustered as walkable. This result is expected to offer valuable insights for urban planners and decision-makers to pass calculated decision to enhance walkability of the areas. As this method continues to advance with technologies it will play crucial role in planning TOD focusing on shaping the future of urban walkability and creating sustainable cities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c2042e946a1c4ead9d15e6f72508f25e2025-08-20T02:12:25ZengUniversità di Napoli Federico IITeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment1970-98891970-98702024-12-0117342343810.6093/1970-9870/110259060Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GISAshenafi Wondimu Tekolla0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3372-8933Abrham Gebre Tarekegn1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0172-2905Getu Segni Tulu2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8392-7466African Railway Centre of Excellence (ARCE), Addis Ababa University, Addis AbabaCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Addis Ababa University, Addis AbabaCivil and Environmental Engineering Department, Addis Ababa Institute of Technology Addis Ababa University, Addis AbabaCreating suitable walking conditions is the primary objective of sustainable urban models such as Transit Oriented Development (TOD). Walkable built up area benefit cities economically, environmentally, socially and improving public health. This can be utilized by creating suitable streets that enable people to access their daily needs walking without relying on private cars. Therefore in planning TOD, the existing walkability of the areas around transit station should be investigated taking factors that encourage walking into consideration. The objective of this research is find spatial method to measure the existing circumstances that encourage walking around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Geographical Information System (GIS). The results clustered areas with similar levels of walkability in group and represent them with different colors. The finding the study revealed that the majority of the study areas (approximately 72.35%) were classified as fairly walkable, 19.47% of the study area clustered as not walkable and only 8.15% clustered as walkable. This result is expected to offer valuable insights for urban planners and decision-makers to pass calculated decision to enhance walkability of the areas. As this method continues to advance with technologies it will play crucial role in planning TOD focusing on shaping the future of urban walkability and creating sustainable cities.https://serena.sharepress.it/index.php/tema/article/view/11025addis ababaanalytic hierarchy process (ahp)geographical information system (gis)transit oriented development (tod)walkabilityweighted overlay analysis |
| spellingShingle | Ashenafi Wondimu Tekolla Abrham Gebre Tarekegn Getu Segni Tulu Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment addis ababa analytic hierarchy process (ahp) geographical information system (gis) transit oriented development (tod) walkability weighted overlay analysis |
| title | Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS |
| title_full | Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS |
| title_fullStr | Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS |
| title_short | Measuring the walkability of areas around Addis Ababa LRT stations by integrating Analytic Hierarchal Process (AHP) and GIS |
| title_sort | measuring the walkability of areas around addis ababa lrt stations by integrating analytic hierarchal process ahp and gis |
| topic | addis ababa analytic hierarchy process (ahp) geographical information system (gis) transit oriented development (tod) walkability weighted overlay analysis |
| url | https://serena.sharepress.it/index.php/tema/article/view/11025 |
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