Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
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Assessing and Improving Walkability and Cycling in Urban Areas: A Case Study in Kuwait
Historically, street design in Kuwait has been focused on accommodating automobiles. Not only in Kuwait but also in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, this has been a common design approach. Unfortunately, the vehicle-oriented approach to urban street design contributes to issues such as increased traffic congestion and travel delays, decreased safety, deteriorating public health, and increased environmental impacts. Moreover, it does not encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation, such as public transportation, cycling, or walking. Due to COVID-19, the significance of implementing road retrofits in Kuwait has recently been recognized. As the number of pedestrians and cyclists increased dramatically, people became acutely aware of the poor condition of the city's streets and sidewalks and the need for a retrofit. The sidewalks were not designed to accommodate such a large number of pedestrians and cyclists. This has been a dilemma in Kuwait for many years. This research will therefore employ a case study approach to investigate walkability and cycling in two local neighborhoods in Kuwait (namely Mishrif and Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Coastal Street) with contrasting characteristics and will propose urban solutions to the problems. It will discuss the procedures taken to retrofit the selected streets and present the possibility of simple, low-cost adjustments that can alter the level of service provided on the streets of Kuwait.
Assessing and Improving Walkability and Cycling in Urban Areas: A Case Study in Kuwait
Historically, street design in Kuwait has been focused on accommodating automobiles. Not only in Kuwait but also in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations, this has been a common design approach. Unfortunately, the vehicle-oriented approach to urban street design contributes to issues such as increased traffic congestion and travel delays, decreased safety, deteriorating public health, and increased environmental impacts. Moreover, it does not encourage the use of alternative modes of transportation, such as public transportation, cycling, or walking. Due to COVID-19, the significance of implementing road retrofits in Kuwait has recently been recognized. As the number of pedestrians and cyclists increased dramatically, people became acutely aware of the poor condition of the city's streets and sidewalks and the need for a retrofit. The sidewalks were not designed to accommodate such a large number of pedestrians and cyclists. This has been a dilemma in Kuwait for many years. This research will therefore employ a case study approach to investigate walkability and cycling in two local neighborhoods in Kuwait (namely Mishrif and Salem Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah Coastal Street) with contrasting characteristics and will propose urban solutions to the problems. It will discuss the procedures taken to retrofit the selected streets and present the possibility of simple, low-cost adjustments that can alter the level of service provided on the streets of Kuwait.
Assessing and Improving Walkability and Cycling in Urban Areas: A Case Study in Kuwait
Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
Battisti, Alessandra (Herausgeber:in) / Piselli, Cristina (Herausgeber:in) / Strauss, Eric J (Herausgeber:in) / Dobjani, Etleva (Herausgeber:in) / Kristo, Saimir (Herausgeber:in) / Salem, Mohamed M. (Autor:in) / Abul, Fatmah A. (Autor:in) / Altarrad, Fatemah A. (Autor:in) / Alrashidi, Aseel D. (Autor:in)
International Conference on Green Urbanism
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2022
International Conference On Urban Regeneration and Sustainability
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2022
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Tirana, Albania
Greening Our Cities: Sustainable Urbanism for a Greener Future ; Kapitel: 21 ; 281-294
31.05.2024
14 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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