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Research Paper | Architecture amp;amp; Planning | Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026 | Pages: 353 - 370 | India
Assessment of Campus Walkability Parameters and its Impact on Pedestrian Priority in Institutional Premise: A Case of GITAM University, Visakhapatnam
Abstract: The campus design influences pedestrian behavior and perception regarding movement, safety, and comfort. To fulfil user satisfaction on the campus, the built environment must consider walking, accessibility, and convenience. The planned campus environment stimulates social encounters and green mobility that enhances pedestrian movements within the premise. The findings suggest that green walkways, shaded paths, and walking spaces play an essential role in the comfort and convenience of walking. The negatives for pedestrian satisfaction were indicated in the studies as very poor shading, walkway disrepair, and high interaction between people and vehicles. This study aims to understand the factors that influences walkability within the University Campus, pertaining to attributes such as social interaction, accessibility, social inclusion, sense of security and elementary aspects such as landscaping incorporations. The study was conducted in GITAM University campus, Visakhapatnam with a cohort of 75 stakeholders from the student?s fraternity of the University for understanding the prioritization of the factors influencing walkability within the campus. The factors identified from the comprehensive SLR (Systematic Literature Review) were assessed and the selected parameters were derived with mean weight factor of 2.613 - for Accessibility, 1.93 - for Landscape and Street Furniture, 2.573 - Sense of inclusivity, 2.656 - for Social Interaction. The findings of the research can form a basis of deriving factors of design quality indicators of the built environment promoting walkability with a Fuzzy Model Logistic for Campus Design.
Keywords: Walkability, Pedestrian Perception, Walkability Factors, Walkability Assessment
How to Cite?: Ankitha Thotakura, Soham Mukhopadhyay, Abhinanda Chatterjee, Dr. Ayaz Ahmad Khan, "Assessment of Campus Walkability Parameters and its Impact on Pedestrian Priority in Institutional Premise: A Case of GITAM University, Visakhapatnam", Volume 15 Issue 3, March 2026, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 353-370, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR26304171559, DOI: https://dx.dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR26304171559