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Quantifying and visualizing the 15-Minute walkable city concept across Europe: a multicriteria approach
- Source :
- Journal of Maps, Vol 19, Iss 1 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.
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Abstract
- ABSTRACTThe disruptions associated with health and energy crisis have emphasized the need for hyperlocal cities. However, in Europe, a tool to measure the efficiency of land use and accessibility planning for localizing urban mobility is missing. In this paper, we construct a comparable 15-Minute-Walking City (15-MWC) index that assesses the walking performance of 121 European metropolitan areas and seven amenity types. The data are combined equally following the PROMETHEE II multicriteria approach to assign a final score and to present a ranking of 15-Minutes cities. The main visualization demonstrates European-level disparities and indicates that most of leading cities are in Germany, while most of the worst performers are in the UK. We also reveal a statistically significant difference in 15-MWC performance due to their GDP per capita disparities. The empirical results may serve as a referencing tool for cross-city comparisons and may support policymakers when designing transport and city-planning strategies.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17445647
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Maps
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.15f23f139b084b7abbda9d8ea1597f47
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2022.2141143