Assessing accessibility and safety conditions in an urban environment: what do pedestrians perceive?

Carlos Aceves-González, Libertad Rizo-Corona, Rosa Rosales-Cinco, John Rey-Galindo, Karthikeyan Ekambaram, Maricela Ramos-Tachiquín

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Abstract

This study aimed to assess pedestrians’ perceptions about accessibility and safety with an aim to identify factors that influence their choice of mobility in an urban environment in the Municipality of Tlaquepaque, Mexico. A survey was conducted of 299 people aged 18 to 72 years old. The study was undertaken in situ while the users were at transit on the place. Most of the participants pointed out the presence of obstacles to free access and over than 60% of the participants considered that the design of the road could imply problems to people with disabilities. In terms of safety, almost 80% of participants consider the lack of respect to pedestrians as the main fact that represents safety risks for them. Overall, the study allows recognising a series of elements of the urban space might be considered to create an age-friendly – safe and accessible - environment.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Design for Inclusion - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Design for Inclusion and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering
EditorsGiuseppe Di Bucchianico
PublisherSpringer
Pages215-225
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-20444-0
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-20443-3
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 7 Jun 2019
Event10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics - Washington D.C., United States
Duration: 24 Jul 2019 → 28 Jul 2019
http://www.ahfe2019.org/

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume954
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Abbreviated titleAHFE 2019
CountryUnited States
CityWashington D.C.
Period24/07/19 → 28/07/19
Internet address

Keywords

  • Accessibility
  • Ageing
  • Pedestrians’ perception
  • Safety
  • Urban environment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Computer Science(all)

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Aceves-González, C., Rizo-Corona, L., Rosales-Cinco, R., Rey-Galindo, J., Ekambaram, K., & Ramos-Tachiquín, M. (2020). Assessing accessibility and safety conditions in an urban environment: what do pedestrians perceive? In G. Di Bucchianico (Ed.), Advances in Design for Inclusion - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Design for Inclusion and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering (pp. 215-225). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 954). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20444-0_21

Assessing accessibility and safety conditions in an urban environment: what do pedestrians perceive? / Aceves-González, Carlos; Rizo-Corona, Libertad; Rosales-Cinco, Rosa ; Rey-Galindo, John; Ekambaram, Karthikeyan; Ramos-Tachiquín, Maricela.

Advances in Design for Inclusion - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Design for Inclusion and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering. ed. / Giuseppe Di Bucchianico. Springer, 2020. p. 215-225 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 954).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Aceves-González, C, Rizo-Corona, L, Rosales-Cinco, R, Rey-Galindo, J, Ekambaram, K & Ramos-Tachiquín, M 2020, Assessing accessibility and safety conditions in an urban environment: what do pedestrians perceive? in G Di Bucchianico (ed.), Advances in Design for Inclusion - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Design for Inclusion and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 954, Springer, pp. 215-225, 10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics , Washington D.C., United States, 24/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20444-0_21
Aceves-González C, Rizo-Corona L, Rosales-Cinco R, Rey-Galindo J, Ekambaram K, Ramos-Tachiquín M. Assessing accessibility and safety conditions in an urban environment: what do pedestrians perceive? In Di Bucchianico G, editor, Advances in Design for Inclusion - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Design for Inclusion and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering. Springer. 2020. p. 215-225. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20444-0_21
Aceves-González, Carlos ; Rizo-Corona, Libertad ; Rosales-Cinco, Rosa ; Rey-Galindo, John ; Ekambaram, Karthikeyan ; Ramos-Tachiquín, Maricela. / Assessing accessibility and safety conditions in an urban environment: what do pedestrians perceive?. Advances in Design for Inclusion - Proceedings of the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Design for Inclusion and the AHFE 2019 International Conference on Human Factors for Apparel and Textile Engineering. editor / Giuseppe Di Bucchianico. Springer, 2020. pp. 215-225 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).
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