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Impact of Public Spaces Deformation on Walkability in Heliopolis

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Engineering Sciences.

Abstract

In 2019, Cairo was stormed by changes affecting its public spaces. Urban interventions in Heliopolis public spaces were imposed. transforming streets into roads, replacing squares with car flyovers, removing Green Islands, and narrowing sidewalks. As a result, difficulties in accessing public places, physical activities, and walkability emerged. The research studies the impact of public space deformation in Heliopolis on walkability. Relations between walkability and urban environment were defined as an introduction to testing public spaces after deformation. A modified Global Walkability Index (GWI) was adopted as a tool to review. Three case studies have been selected in Heliopolis to evaluate using observation and imaging tools. The results showed a negative impact on the safety and comfort of pedestrians. The pedestrian network was affected by public space deformation, which gave space for cars more than walkability.

DOI

10.21608/bjas.2023.205110.1151

Keywords

Urban Studies, public space, Urban interventions, Walkability, Pedestrian Infrastructure

Authors

First Name

ِِAhmed

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

Salah

Affiliation

Architectural Department, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University

Email

ahmed.abdelfatah@feng.bu.edu.eg

City

Obour City

Orcid

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First Name

Eman

Last Name

Afifi

MiddleName

Hanim

Affiliation

Architectural Department, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University

Email

emanhanimafifi@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

First Name

Sadek

Last Name

Sadek

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Architectural Department, Faculty of Engineering at Shoubra, Benha University

Email

sadek.ahmed.saad@gmail.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

8

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

42081

Issue Date

2023-05-01

Receive Date

2023-04-12

Publish Date

2023-05-31

Page Start

261

Page End

276

Print ISSN

2356-9751

Online ISSN

2356-976X

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Original Research Papers

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1,647

Publication Type

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Publication Title

Benha Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://bjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Impact of Public Spaces Deformation on Walkability in Heliopolis

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Created At

28 Dec 2024