Deliberations to Psychology of Walkability Optimization: The Case Study of Eastern Market, Al Rehab City, Cairo, Egypt

Maha Baher Ibrahim Fouad

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Deliberations to Psychology of Walkability Optimization: The Case Study of Eastern Market, Al Rehab City, Cairo, Egypt

Maha Baher Ibrahim Fouad

Published in International Journal of Psychological Science (Volume 3, Issue 2)

Received: 14 November 2023 Accepted: 7 December 2023 Published: 26 December 2023

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The most outstanding public places in our cities and towns are mostly those places where people gather and meet on foot-the streets, parks, and squares. ‘Pedestrian’ is a term used to include people who walk, sit, stand in public spaces, or use a wheel-chair, be they children, teens, adults, elderly, people with disabilities, workers, residents, shoppers or people-watchers. Investigating psychological factors associated with pedestrians have received somewhat less attention in the literature compared to other vehicular routes. The understanding of pedestrian behavior will definitely assist in improving design and planning of the road and traffic environment, and consequently to the improvement of pedestrian comfort and safety. This research targets the finding of the diverse psychological factors, affecting the pedestrians’ health and mental well-being in general. Pedestrian-priority spaces play a prominent role in shaping a walkable, accessible, and enjoyable city. These spaces encourage people to move at their own pace and afford facilities that facilitates for pedestrians to stop, stay, and spend time. Pedestrian oriented urban areas provide an opportunity of relief in dense urban areas, and boost the local businesses. Walking is the oldest, most democratic way to get around. Hence, as urban areas have become more sprawled, walking has been suffocated by other modes of transport that are less healthy for both people and cities. The psychological well-being of walkers has been undermined and neglected greatly in opposition to the prioritizing of vehicular networks. Wide, overcrowded roads have taken precedence over walkable sidewalks, crossings and public spaces. Often, the pedestrian areas that do exist are poorly constructed and maintained. The main concern of this thesis is to inspect systematically and divide the variety of activities and people into sub-categories in-order to get thorough data and specific knowledge in an aim of identifying the aspects that impact the psychology of diverse pedestrians. A case study is to be analyzed deeply by the application of specific questions that might assist in studying the pedestrians’ patterns and behavior for the recognition of the complex interaction between pedestrians and the urban public space in accordance to the realization of design in fulfilling the optimum psychological needs of walkers.

Published in	International Journal of Psychological Science (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijps.20230302.12
Page(s)	19-32
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Walkability and Urban Spaces, Environmental Sensors in Pedestrian Design, Functionality Verses Psychological Needs, Psychology and Human Beings, Landscape Criteria for Pedestrians, Emotional Analysis of Pedestrians

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Baher Ibrahim Fouad, M. Deliberations to Psychology of Walkability Optimization: The Case Study of Eastern Market, Al Rehab City, Cairo, Egypt. Int. J. Psychol. Sci. 2023, 3(2), 19-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ijps.20230302.12

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Baher Ibrahim Fouad M. Deliberations to Psychology of Walkability Optimization: The Case Study of Eastern Market, Al Rehab City, Cairo, Egypt. Int J Psychol Sci. 2023;3(2):19-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ijps.20230302.12

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Baher Ibrahim Fouad M. Deliberations to Psychology of Walkability Optimization: The Case Study of Eastern Market, Al Rehab City, Cairo, Egypt. Int J Psychol Sci. 2023;3(2):19-32. doi: 10.11648/j.ijps.20230302.12

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