Connecting the city: A three-dimensional pedestrian network of Hong Kong
The purpose of the paper is to investigate how a three-dimensional pedestrian network reshapes connectivity and helps to integrate the built environment of high-density cities. Using the case of Hong Kong, first, the authors elaborate how a continuous three-dimensional network constitutes an entirely different urban morphological spatial hierarchy compared to two-dimensional because of the footbridge system, underground connected with metro stations, and paths connected with mall developments. Second, the authors construct a three-dimensional pedestrian network model classifying segments into 23 categories with multi-height levels (e.g. sidewalk, footbridge, underground, crosswalk, ramp, paths on the building roof). Then the authors map the three-dimensional network for Hong Kong territory in a geographic information system, finding that the three-dimensional pedestrian network is 2.4 times in length and 8.5 times in link size greater than the road network. Connectivity comparison through a betweenness measure found striking differences between the two networks and indicated that footbridges and underground links could enhance walkability when they are well connected with the ground-level networks. Since road networks are widely used as a proxy for pedestrian analysis, the authors suggest that active travel optimisation planning, especially in high-density cities, requires a bespoke three-dimensional pedestrian model. The three-dimensional pedestrian network, enabling multi-level city living in a vertical metropolis, is a fundamental consideration in urban planning and design practices for high-density cities.
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- © Guibo Sun et al 2019.
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Authors:
- Sun, Guibo
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0000-0001-8493-2953
- Webster, Chris
- Zhang, Xiaohu
- Publication Date: 2019
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
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Serial:
- Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science
- Publisher: Sage Publications Limited
- ISSN: 2399-8083
- EISSN: 2399-8091
- Serial URL: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/epb
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: City planning; Connectivity; Mathematical models; Networks; Pedestrians; Urban design; Walkability
- Geographic Terms: Hong Kong (China)
- Subject Areas: Design; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01842466
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Apr 14 2022 9:16AM