Land Suitability Analysis for New Urban Development Strategies Oriented to ‘Active Mobility’ and Walkability: Potenza Case

Abstract

An urban characteristic directly connected with the principle of well-being and with sustainability concept is walkability. It influences the way people perceive and experience the city. The objective to increase pedestrian urban mobility in the city of Potenza represents the general purpose of this research. The analytical approach discussed in the paper carried out an assessment of the propensity to walkability of the city of Potenza, focusing on different attributes assigned to the roads and divided into three different groups: road characteristics, comfort and safety. The hypothesized interventions, in view of a strategic and integrated approach to urban planning, are aimed at completing the urban road network infrastructure for active mobility in Potenza and represent a precondition for citizens to implement modal shift from your own vehicle to more sustainable forms of travel in the city.