Pedestrian Behaviour As Design Criteriv

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Pedestrian movement in the built environment is clearly shaped by the nature of a particular environment,

with human behaviour shaped by the design of structures. To understand and analyse pedestrian behaviour

while moving in open spaces at a very fine scale, simulation modelling is an essential tool. The aim of this

paper is to study the impacts of the built environment on pedestrian behaviour and to understand the ways

people walk on university campuses. Further, another aim of the study is to show through our simulation

model how physical variables affect pedestrian behaviour and thus establish criteria for designing walkable

campuses. In a first step, through video recordings, pedestrians were observed walking from the gates of a

university campus to teaching buildings. The recorded data was then transformed into numerical values

such as speed, delay, and walking type. In a second step, data about campuses were collected, such as

walkway length, width and level, and number of pedestrian walkway intersections. Nest, using multiple

regression, a mathematical simulation model was designed to test environmental impacts on walking

behaviour. In this way, the impacts of the built environment on pedestrian behaviour were revealed.