Analysis of the road network structures based on street connectivity
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https://doi.org/10.29105/contexto14.20-6Keywords:
road networks, connectivity of communities, space syntaxAbstract
The following article proposes a method to identify structures inside a road network with a flow-base community detection algorithm implemented on a graph representing the city road network.
According to the results obtained in the cities of Mexico and Monterrey, the method effectively divides road infrastructure into several communities and preserves geographical neighboring. The frontiers of communities match administrative divisions along with other frontiers inside the city.
The identification of communities could be useful to study the heterogeneity of street connectivity inside the city which could lead to improvements in urban mobility or even the application of public policies.
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