Accessibility Index for Smart Cities

• Main Authors: Rafael Alejandro Mollá-Sirvent, Higinio Mora, Virgilio Gilart-Iglesias, Raquel Pérez-delHoyo, María Dolores Andújar-Montoya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
• Series: Proceedings
• Subjects: Urban Accessibility; Smart Cities—sensing; Building Accessibility; Smart City; Inclusive City; Sustainable City
• Online Access: https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/2/19/1219

There is a growing social awareness about accessibility. The accessibility in cities and public spaces has become in an important issue in official agendas due to recent European directives. There are several studies on the way to improve accessibility in cities but they do not offer the possibility of view if solutions applied are valid over time. This paper proposes a method to measure the degree of accessibility of a city or urban area by using data from conflicting accessibility points collected by the own citizens. It will allow us to visualize in a concise way how accessible a city is and its progression in the time.