Space Syntax & Regression Analysis: Evaluating the Impacts of Urban form and Socio-Economic on Walkability in some of the Neighborhoods Dora, Baghdad.

Abstract

Even though it has been found that walking around a neighborhood has many benefits, including health benefits, these factors must be taken into account when planning. Walkability is hard to measure and can't be boiled down to a single number because it depends on both the cultural and social aspects of a community. Using space syntax theory, the layout of streets in different kinds of communities was looked at, and regression analysis was used to measure the socioeconomic factor. This study looks at the syntactical properties of the city's organized and unorganized (agricultural) areas in relation to people's walking patterns; examines the socioeconomic characteristics of the population; and looks into people's walking patterns and the variables that influence walkability in the study area.  By conducting observations of the areas and interviews with residents. Some of the results of the research are the variation and difference in the variables that affect both areas of the analysis or field observation. The findings are then used to recommend approaches that planners, designers, and decision-makers could take to create transit- and pedestrian-oriented developments.