Pedestrianization from the systemic-sustainable perspective and the quality of radial accessibility of Parque Central in Juárez, México
Abstract
Pedestrianization is a key factor for sustainable cities. In the case of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, there are serious shortcomings in urban infrastructure and poor civic practices that affect the mobility of people on foot to public space. The objective of this work is to evaluate radial accessibility taking an urban park as a reference. The research adopts a direct observation method on radial routes considering a healthy adult. The data analysis was based on a systemic view that distinguishes between random variability and assignable variability adopting Poisson distribution and a subsequent criticality analysis. The study was conducted in the built environment within an 800 m radius of Parque Central located in Juarez. Six routes were evaluated by identifying and recording fixed and non-fixed obstacles that impeded or restricted walking traffic. Results revealed the prevalence of five high criticality obstacles affecting pedestrian walkability and, consequently, the quality of radial accessibility of the park. Three of these obstacles were associated with the condition of the sidewalks and the remaining two with the condition of the streets. Management scenarios to address this issue are analyzed and their relevance is discussed. Finally, it is concluded that the approach used is relevant to the study of the quality of radial accessibility of the park and a research agenda for future work is suggested.
Downloads
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
In order to promote the development and dissemination of research in education in Latin America, the Ibero-American Journal for Educational Research and Development (RIDE) adhered to the Budapest Open Access Initiative, which is why it is identified as a Open access publication. This means that any user can read the complete text of the articles, print them, download them, copy them, link them, distribute them and use the contents for other purposes. Creative Cummons licenses allow users to specify the rights to use an open access journal available on the Internet in such a way that users know the rules of publication. Authors who publish in this journal accept the following conditions: Authors they keep the author's rights and give the magazine the right of the first publication, with the work registered with the attribution license of Creative Commons, which allows third parties to use the published material whenever they mention the authorship of the work and the first publication in this The authors can make other independent and additional contractual agreements for the non-exclusive distribution of the version of the article published in this journal (eg, include it in an institutional repository or publish it in a book) as long as they clearly indicate that The work was published for the first time in this magazine. Authors are allowed and recommended to publish their work. low on the Internet (for example on institutional or personal pages) before and during the review and publication process, as it can lead to productive exchanges and to a greater and faster dissemination of the published work
