Wijnstekers, Aart Nelis (2023) The contribution of a universal network analysis tool for cycling infrastructure. Master thesis.
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Abstract
Cycling is gaining popularity as a sustainable mode of transport for urban mobility. However, best practices for increasing its modal shares in urban context still show inconsistency particularly in the context of cities in developing economies. In these cities in developing economies methods and tools are insufficiently studied. The aim of this study was to test the applicability and relevance of a tool for cycling infrastructure improvements by Wysling & Purves (2022) from a European context on a city, Bangkok, in a developing nation. Theoretical perspectives described both a wide array of factors to be relevant for increasing the cycling share in urban contexts. Furthermore, this section highlighted the relevance of a shift in discourse based on speed and efficiency to a discourse that presents the wider social context of mobility and therefore cycling. The methodology of this study is both a case study based on literature as well as an RStudio performed analysis based on an R script developed by Wysling & Purves (2022) that was modified to accommodate the case specific data. The case study compared two areas, the inner-city of Paris and the inner-city of Bangkok based on factors relevant of population density, slope, area size, public transport and policy. The comparison found no clear reasons for cycling mode shares of inner-city Bangkok not to be able to match those of Paris. The comprehensive policy and tools used in Paris as part of Plan Vélo align closely with most of the best practices outlined in theory and therefore highlights the potential of these methodologies and tools for Bangkok. One of these tools could be the model of Wysling & Purves (2022) as mentioned before. The variables used in this model were found to be in accordance with similar studies and therefore promising and reliable for the analysis. However, the data requirements of the model were too specific and therefore did not match the data availability for the case area in Bangkok. Subsequently, the model was found not applicable on the case area in Bangkok and universal applicability of the model was not supported by these findings. This study recommends with regards to the model further modification of the model of Wysling & Purves (2022) to accommodate lower data availability since the model has great potential yet cannot be used universally.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Degree programme: | Society, Sustainability and Planning (MSc Socio-spatial Planning) |
| Supervisor: | Bahrami, F. and Ramezani, S. |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Aug 2023 06:55 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 06:55 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4321 |
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