Accessibility of the urban environment for people with limited mobility using the example of Arkhangelsk

Olga Popova,Alena Ostanina,Yana Andryunina,Svetlana Belyaeva,A Zheltenkov,A Mottaeva

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202016404015

Abstract

The aim of the study is to assess the availability of urban space for people with limited mobility (PLM). Research objectives: - assessment of urban areas - determining the level of accessibility of the urban environment by assigning accessibility indices to certain territories (quarters); - testing using the example of separate quarters of the city of Arkhangelsk. Two non-adjacent city blocks located in its central part were selected for testing. According to the results of the study, it is possible to conclude that the availability of the urban environment for PLM in the selected quarters is: 37.2% for the first quarter, 42.1% for the second quarter. There is no comprehensive infrastructure suitable for PLM in the territory. Among the main problems are poor coating of footpaths, barriers in the form of curbs, the absence of railings on stairs, canopies and ramps, as well as the lack of equipped recreation places. A feature and advantage of the method is that the purpose of the study is not just a description of the quality characteristics of accessibility, but the determination of specific indicators of the security of various complex components of a comfortable urban environment. Integrated monitoring of the quality of the urban environment for PLM will allow the implementation of targeted programs and activities, taking into account their relevance to the expected effects. This contributes to the prudent use of financial resources. The totality of development programs and measures for individual territories will determine the development strategy of the city as a whole.

Highlights

Nowadays, the problems of organizing a comfortable urban environment are becoming one of the most important problems of territorial management of settlements and are being put forward as one of the most important large-scale state development programs in Russia.A comfortable environment consists of many factors
The methodology for assessing the accessibility of the urban environment for PLM takes into account, first of all, the requirements of the Russian Code of Rules SP 59.13330.2012 “Accessibility of buildings and structures for people with limited mobility”, according to which “design solutions for facilities accessible for PLM should provide:
- 62 points out of 122 possible according to the rating of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation for the implementation of the program “Formation of a comfortable urban environment”;

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Introduction

The problems of organizing a comfortable urban environment are becoming one of the most important problems of territorial management of settlements and are being put forward as one of the most important large-scale state development programs in Russia. A comfortable environment consists of many factors. The project of creating a comfortable urban environment includes the economic, commercial and budgetary effectiveness of the project, environmental impacts on the environment, the contribution of the project to improving the social environment and more [1]. Special attention is paid to the quality of social space. More and more multi-apartment residential complexes are well-kept, carefully organized, mostly green social spaces. When developing design estimates for land improvement, a number of factors must be taken into account, such as: As a rule, due to the limited number of services necessary for the proper functioning of the housing environment, they are closed [2].

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