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Commuters' perception of legibility and complexity with respect to path choice in central business district of Kuala Lumpur

Paydar, Mohammad and Said, Ismail (2012) Commuters' perception of legibility and complexity with respect to path choice in central business district of Kuala Lumpur. International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management & Applied Sceinces & Technology, 3 (3). pp. 345-362. ISSN 2228-9860

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Abstract

The effect of environmental factors on walking behavior needs to be considered based on the purpose of walking trip; whether walking for transport or walking for recreational purposes. Since everybody walks on his/her daily transport, studying walking behavior of those who walk for transport would contribute to maintain the minimum rate of physical activity. Commuters are the major group of those who walk for transport. It was found that the path choice of pedestrians can be considered to examine the effects of environmental factors on walking behavior. Introducing two environmental factors of perceived legibility and perceived complexity, it is demonstrated that the theoretical and empirical relationship between these factors and walking behavior as well as the path choice criteria, leads to define these two factors in accordance with commuter’s specifications. Accordingly, both perceived legibility and perceived complexity are two important path choice criteria of commuters in CBD of Kuala Lumpur.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:path choice, walking behavior, commuter, perceived legibility, perceived complexity
Subjects:S Agriculture > SB Plant culture > SB469-476 Landcsape architecture
T Technology > TH Building construction
Divisions:Built Environment
ID Code:30470
Deposited By: Yanti Mohd Shah
Deposited On:21 Apr 2013 03:22
Last Modified:27 Jun 2019 06:08

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