Conference

Analysis of airport configuration and passenger behaviour

International Space Syntax Symposium

Sofia Kalakou; Filipe Moura; Vasco Medeiros — 2015

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Authors:

Sofia Kalakou (Sofia Kalakou); Filipe Moura (Filipe Manuel Mercier Vilaça e Moura); Vasco Medeiros

Published in

January 2015

Abstract

Airports serve a variety of services related to both the preparation of the passengers for their air tripand their free time inside the terminal. Hence, the process of airport planning is complex and stronglycase-specific because of the big variety of services that airports might offer. Based on thesepremises, this paper aims at analysing airport space configuration, considering the Theory of theSocial Logic of Space (space syntax). It is assumed that a morphological investigation can shed lighton ped estrian movements and choices enabling planners to propose more pedestrian-friendlyterminals.The study explores the positional relationships between the aeronautical (e.g. check-in and security)and non-aeronautical services (e.g. retail services, beverage areas and lounge), taking intoconsideration the Lisbon Portela international airport case (the departure floor, in the check-in areabefore the security control zone). Space syntax is applied to analyse and evaluate the building planand its implications on passenger perceptions and choices. Visibility Graph Analysis is developed andthe variables: visual connectivity, visual integration (global and local), intelligibility and synergy ofthe terminal are compared to assess airport planning and space allocation.The configurational findings are faced with a survey conducted to collect data on passengerperceptions and choices. The frequency of usage of the non-aeronautical areas is estimated andpassenger characteristics related to their personal profile, travel choices and activities inside thebuilding contribute to the assessment of the terminal configuration through the use of DiscreteChoice Modelling.The major conclusion of this paper is that the attempt to include SS indicators in DCM was rewardingsince the initial assumption that SS affects passenger choices was proved through the significance ofthe equivalent variables that were included in the developed model. It was shown that SS canstimulate passenger choices and favour alternatives that are more accessible or well-connected.

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Title of the publication container

International Space Syntax Symposium

Conference date start

07/13/2015

Conference date end

07/17/2015

Edition

10

ISBN

978-0-9933429-0-5

Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)

civil-engineering - Civil engineering

Keywords

  • Airport terminal planning
  • passenger movements
  • passenger activities
  • discrete choice models
  • spacesyntax.

Publication language (ISO code)

eng - English

Alternative identifier (URI)

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338900751_Analysis_of_airport_configuration_and_passenger_behaviour

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