Field observations to determine the influence of population size, location and individual factors on pedestrian walking speeds

Ergonomics

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 827-842

  Finnis, K K ^a   Walton, D ^a,b  

^a Opus International Consultants   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Factors affecting pedestrians; Pace of life; Pedestrian; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS; URBAN PLANNING;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; FACILITY DESIGNS; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; INDIVIDUAL (PSS 544-7); KEY INDICATORS; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICAL FACTORS; POPULATION SIZES; WALKING SPEEDS;

SPEED;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; LIFESTYLE; NEW ZEALAND; PEDESTRIAN; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PERSONALITY; POPULATION SIZE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; WALKING SPEED;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATION; POPULATION DENSITY; WALKING;

EID: 46349087289     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701812147     Document Type: Article

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