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http://dx.doi.org/10.7470/jkst.2014.32.6.638

Effects of Urban Environments on Pedestrian Behaviors: a Case of the Seoul Central Area  

Kwon, Daeyoung (Program in Regional Information, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Seoul National University)
Suh, Tongjoo (Program in Regional Information, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Seoul National University)
Kim, Soyoon (Program in Regional Information, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Seoul National University)
Kim, Brian Hong Sok (Program in Regional Information, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Korean Society of Transportation / v.32, no.6, 2014 , pp. 638-650 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objective of this study is to identify the causes of pedestrian volume path to the destination by investigating the influential levels of regional and planning features in the central area of Seoul. Regional characteristics can be classified from the result of the analysis and through the spatial characteristics of pedestrian volume. For global scale analysis, Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression is used for the degree of influence of each characteristics to pedestrian volume. For the local scale, Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) is used to identify regional influential factors with consideration for spatial differences. The results of OLS indicate that boroughs with transportation facilities, commercial business districts, universities, and planning features with education research facilities and planning facilities have a positive effect on pedestrian volume path to the destination. Correspondingly, transportation hubs and congested areas, commercial and business centers, and university towns and research facilities in the Seoul central area can be identified through the results of GWR. The results of this study can provide information with relevance to existing plans and policies about the importance of regional characteristics and spatial heterogeneity effects on pedestrian volume, as well as significance in the establishment of regional development plans.
Keywords
GWR model; pedestrian volume; regional.planning features; seoul central area; spatial heterogeneity;
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