Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process for Weighting the Walkable City Indicators

Abstract

   This article aims to present the weighting of the Walkable City indicators for  Khon Kaen City. Six essential attributes with twenty-eight indicators of urban's walkability are considered. The six major principles are the city's activity system, the physical environment of roads and footpaths, the quality and efficiency of the public transport system, people's reactions to the urban environment, the quality of urban design, and the households' socio-economic level. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) is applied to weight these indicators. Ten experts with engineering, architecture, and town planning backgrounds from government offices and universities assessed the criteria. The results show that the top three attributes with high weighting are the city's activity system, the physical environment of roads and footpaths, and the quality and efficiency of the public transport system, respectively. On the other hand, the people's response to the urban environment and the quality of urban design is the least weight due to their intangible characteristics.