3.2. Accessibility Accessibility is often used in human geography for the evaluation of spatial distribution of facilities and functions. A place is accessible only when it can be reached easily by pedestrians or by an appropriate mode of transport; it denotes the ease with which any land-use activity can be reached from a location, using a particular transport system[13]. Accessibility is also considered as the opportunities available to an individual or type of person to take part in a particular activity or set of activities. Therefore an exemplary measurement of accessibility consist of two parts [14]: A. Transportation elements, which represents the impedance or difficulty of travel, usually measured by travel distance, time, or costs …show more content…
One central idea that has become very clear is that meeting one’s daily needs on foot in a neighborhood is made much more convenient and more likely when many-to destinations are clustered close together (Figure 2-9) [15]. According to Newman and Kenworthy a pedestrian catchment area or “Ped shed”, based on a 10 minute walk, creates an area of approximately 2.2-5.5 km2 (walking distance is about 800m – 1300m from the center to the edge) for walking speeds of 5-8 …show more content…
The Urban Village approach claims that the convenient walking distance usually defines the size, a 10 minute walk from one side of the urban area to the other (up to 900 m across) [18]. Thus an urban development area could be around 0.4 km2 say 600x600m , the maximum distance between the dwelling and different services as shown in (Figure 2-14); it illustrates that the comfortable walking distance is between 800 m to 1600 m; and using the car if the travel time is between 30 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes44, that there is an approval that the walking distance between the services and any dwelling in a neighborhood must not exceed 10 to 15 minutes which refer to 400 m to 800 m (figure
In a world where geography only makes the headlines or points of coffee house discussion if a new study is released about how terrible students are at it, however, amazingly there ARE still students and people alike that simply love it and are thriving in their point of interest. Some stare at maps endlessly searching for things that most people would never even care to look at such as what makes this state similar with this state or why is the population more or less here. Some long to find and view the rarest maps available; others embrace the future by participating in an activity known as geocaching. Geocaching is when the participant visits special areas with “treasures” hidden using their GPS devices and smartphones. Some people even draw thousands of their own imaginary maps, highlighting details in worlds and countries they long to visit.
In an increasingly global world geography matters now more than ever. With so many groundbreaking technological advances within the last 50 years the world is rapidly evolving into a more interconnected and codependent society. These strides of advancement not only allow for international business interactions, but it allows instant communication to make business more cohesive. As a more interconnected society it is important for every person to understand the locations and cultural motivations of the people they interact with. These subject matters are suggested and discussed in “Why Geography Matters…More Than Ever!”
Geography’s Impact on Culture and Society. When studying ancient civilizations and the beginning societies of the world, the geography has shaped its story significantly. Depending on the location of the civilization, whether or not water was nearby was crucial for its survival. With trade networks, metals, foods, and languages were spread.
Reading the article “City Solution” introduce students to previous solution to urbanization. Greenbelt are said to be like a ring of green space that prevent the growth of a city. The original idea derived from Ebenezer Howard who saw the negative side of urbanization and come up with a theory to migrate people to the rural area and resist the dispersion of poorly managed urbanization. Howard’s original idea was to prevent the city from overcrowding and provide the city with more greens. At present, even though urbanization continue to grow, human are reacting to it with a new dimension and put more thoughts in planning the city to prevent Howard’s horror from his living in London during the 20th century.
“Geography is destiny”. Rumored to have been said by Napoleon Bonaparte, this quote has been a source of debate for quite some time. This theme can be applied to some of the earliest civilizations to determine why they were able to become so powerful. In this essay, the indicated theme will be applied to multiple early civilizations to dictate a possible geographical pattern that can be attributed to their success.
Vancouver is a city with various strengths, such as high walkability, great diversity, and modern technology. Theses merits interact with each other and contribute to the vibrant economy. High walkability, one of Vancouver’s defining strengths, is the result of efficient urban planning. Walking improves health, saves money, supports the environment and increases community interaction. According to Jeff Speck’s the General Theory of Walkability, a great walk has to satisfy four main conditions: it must be useful, safe, comfortable, and interesting. Usefulness and practicality of streets and sidewalks are the main focus of Vancouver’s government. There are about 3,689 restaurants, bars and coffee shops in Vancouver. Thus, within 5 minutes, residents in Vancouver can walk to an average of 8 restaurants, bars and coffee shops .
There are five themes of geography which include location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and region. The country that I was given to describe the five themes is the United Kingdom also known as the UK. I have never been to this area and will use information from the internet to inform the reader about this beautiful country. Many websites were used in finding research for this paper.
Navigating the internal environment is a challenge for the visually impaired that is typically minimized through familiarization of the internal environment. That is to say, the visually impaired people can learn the way their homes are arranged. However, the issue of navigating the external environment proves to be a challenge because the external environment is not directly under the control of the visually impaired person [2]. It is challenging for the person to take a stroll, access social amenities and go to places of work. When examined on a global scale, most visually impaired people depend on the public transport system and walking to navigate around. Therefore, they depend on sighted assistance to identify the bus number, bus stops and the physical location of the bus. Moreover, challenges of navigation through walking includes barriers, uncovered drains, construction sites and lack of handicap-friendly
Several drawbacks have been attributed to urban growth, in that there will be a shortage of affordable formal housing; increased volumes of traffic; yet most of the city’s population will live in an apartment or skyscraper condo. Other factors contributing such as the increase in population density; coupled with increased land prices inside of boundaries and reduced prices outside; along with increase overall house costs. Then again the thought of the environmental consequences of urban growth as well as car reliance which could bring about the issues of local air pollution, global warming impacts and lost farmland as other factors
To convert an area into most of pedestrian zone, a very important factor required is the presence of alternative routes for diversion
In the 21st century the Urban Planners have to deal with a lot many of the social, economical, environmental problems, and many others which I may have missed to mention, in the name of Sustainability. This word sustainability is a very complex term when it comes to the planning of a town or a space which should be for various and myriad functions. An ideal town should be able to accommodate all the aspects of life from living, leisure, business, jobs and retirement for a healthy living. It should the right and the perfect mix of all things that should cater persons of all age group, religion, beliefs and culture that too in the right ratio and not only this but the plan should be made in an order to their in use by the people for ages. The longer it goes the more sustainable and successful it is.
The impact of transport infrastructure on the land-use policies can be seen from the formation of the rapidly changing urban landscape, this is related to the land-use rezoning, including residential, commercial, and industrial site for living, work, shopping and leisure activities, the modes of travel that commuters use to access these places of employment, shopping and entertainment is a private vehicle dominated area, with a low utilization of public transportation. Modes of public transportation that are used are mini-bus taxis and to a lesser extent busses. A relatively large number of people access employment, shopping and entertainment opportunities by foot. These pedestrians are potential user of the planned BRT system within the
One of the main focus of geography as a discipline is the study of place. It is very common among individuals that when an object, an event or even a word is used repeatedly it loses its value or meaning, unfortunately place is no exception (Tuan,1977). The word place has become so familiar that rarely do people take time to think what it actually means and perhaps consider its importance. In his attempt to differentiate two familiar words that are used interchangeable space and place, Tuan (1979) defines places as spaces which people occupy and over long periods of time grow attached to and have better understanding of.
Transportation is movement of people and goods from one location to another. Throughout history, the economic wealth and military power of a people or a nation have been closely tied to efficient methods of transportation. Transportation provides access to natural resources and promotes trade, allowing a nation to accumulate wealth and power. Transportation also allows the movement of soldiers, equipment, and supplies so that a nation can wage war.
Most of cities that people live are sequentially growing, daily routine of many people are also adapted for surrounding in the present. A lot of people have to spend most of their time with travelling though long distances to get from one place to another for connecting their businesses or other purposes by transportation. Most people use public transportation such as BTS and MRT to go each places while many people are using their own cars to travel. Thereby, both transportations have the same destination that is taking and moving people. People can choose vehicles from alter reasons depend on how people are responded to their needs by public transportation and private car that are different in convenience of travelling, expenditure of money and security of travel.