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arXiv:1912.00893 (physics)
[Submitted on 2 Dec 2019 (v1), last revised 4 Jun 2020 (this version, v2)]

Title:Quantifying Life Quality as Walkability on Urban Networks: The Case of Budapest

Authors:Luis Natera, Dávid Deritei, Anna Vancsó, Orsolya Vásárhelyi
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Abstract:Life quality in cities is deeply related to the mobility options, and how easily one can access different services and attractions. The pedestrian infrastructure network provides the backbone for social life in cities. While there are many approaches to quantify life quality, most do not take specifically into account the walkability of the city, and rather offer a city-wide measure. Here we develop a data-driven, network-based method to quantify the liveability of a city. We introduce a life quality index (LQI) based on pedestrian accessibility to amenities and services, safety and environmental variables. Our computational approach outlines novel ways to measure life quality in a more granular scale, that can become valuable for urban planners, city officials and stakeholders. We apply data-driven methods to Budapest, but as having an emphasis on the online and easily available quantitative data, the methods can be generalized and applied to any city.
Comments: 13 pages, 3 figures
Subjects: Physics and Society (physics.soc-ph); Computers and Society (cs.CY); Social and Information Networks (cs.SI)
Cite as: arXiv:1912.00893 [physics.soc-ph]
  (or arXiv:1912.00893v2 [physics.soc-ph] for this version)
  https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.1912.00893
Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36683-4_72

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From: Luis Guillermo Natera Orozco [view email]
[v1] Mon, 2 Dec 2019 16:18:39 UTC (5,879 KB)
[v2] Thu, 4 Jun 2020 08:56:54 UTC (5,879 KB)
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