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dc.contributor.authorCui, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorAllan, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorLin, Dong
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-03T03:24:37Z
dc.date.available2018-10-03T03:24:37Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn1468-4519
dc.identifier.doi10.1057/udi.2015.8
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/125125
dc.description.abstractGrade separation pedestrian systems (GSPS), including skywalk systems and underground pedestrian systems (UPS), have been an emerging phenomenon in the city centres of megacities since early last century. Despite the examples of many successful GSPS in operation around the world, the application and performance of GSPS are not yet well understood by local authorities. This review discusses the functionality of GSPS through an examination of the performance of GSPS in terms of opening hours, facilities for vulnerable populations, signage systems, spatial structure, arrangement of entrances/exits, transportation, safety issues, comfort and amenities. Issues that have emerged from previous discussions in relation to their negative impacts on street life, social inequality of their usage and the privatisation of public spaces of GSPS are also discussed. The review concludes that GSPS have a diversity of functionality in varied urban settings. It also reveals shortcomings in the performance of GSPS. The literature review suggests research aspects that need to be updated, including the lack of empirically based studies, particularly studies from the perspective of the pedestrians using the systems, and a lack of investigation of the functionality of GSPS in cities other than North American cities, in particular, cities with UPS in developing countries.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom241
dc.relation.ispartofpageto252
dc.relation.ispartofissue3
dc.relation.ispartofjournalUrban Design International
dc.relation.ispartofvolume20
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and Regional Planning not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchUrban and Regional Planning
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode120599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1205
dc.titleAssessing grade separation pedestrian systems: Planning, design and operation
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCui, Jenny


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