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Schedule

VIRTUAL: Livable Cities – New York

A Conference on Issues Affecting Life in Cities
Questioning the Concept of Walkability in Non-Urban Areas
L. Vroman & M. Gheysen
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Abstract

This paper critically examines the concept of “walkability” as an index to assess liveability in non-urban areas. Walkability is often defined as the extent to which neighbourhoods or cities are pedestrian-friendly and encourage active mobility. Over the last decade, wakability has also become a prominent measure of liveability in urban contexts. However, the relevance of walkability as a measure of liveability in non-urban areas remains largely unexplored and questionable. Equally, defining the meaning of city is context-specific. For example, in the case of Flanders (BE), the entire territory is often considered a city because of its high population density and number of inhabitants per square metre. Within the territory, however, a distinction is made between urban and non-urban areas. Based on a literature review on walkability, this paper will compare the indicators that define walkability in urban contexts and examine how they are compatible with non-urban contexts, especially in the case of Flanders (BE). In doing so, the limitations of a mainly urban-centric definition of walkability will be demonstrated. On this basis, suggestions will be made for rethinking a framework to define liveability indicators, in particular the relationship between active mobility and the environment, in non-urban areas. By considering the unique characteristics and challenges of non-urban areas, this paper aims to provide guidance for researchers, practitioners and policymakers interested in improving the livability of non-urban areas. Therefore, the paper argues for a review of the concept of walkability for non-urban environments so that policymakers and designers can consider these areas with the right lens.

Biography

Liselotte Vroman is an architect and postdoctoral researcher at the KU Leuven Faculty of Architecture. She obtained her Master’s degree in Architecture at KU Leuven in 2010. In the summer of 2021, she completed her interdisciplinary PhD project entitled ‘Make Room for Play; Questioning the Role of the Moving Body between Thinking and Making’. Currently, she teaches various practical courses and interdisciplinary workshops focusing on the interrelation between spaces and the sensual body. In her current research, she is addressing the role of (urban) design in understanding people’s behaviour.

Maarten Gheysen is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture of KU Leuven, Belgium. He holds a degree in architecture and urban design and a PhD in architecture. His current research is focussing on socio‐spatial relations and practices in public and collective spaces in the dispersed territory of Flanders. Besides academia, Maarten is involved with his office in a series of masterplans and policy advice for municipalities in Flanders.