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The emergence of design in pedestrian dynamics: locomotion, self-organization, walking paths and constructal law.

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Miguel, AF
Published in: Physics of life reviews
June 2013

Gait is inherent to human life and hence its importance is often overlooked. But walking remains the most basic form of transportation and almost all journeys begin and end with a walk, regardless of the modes used in-between. Gaining a good understanding of pedestrian's dynamics is thus a crucial step in meeting the mobility and accessibility needs of people by providing safe and quick walking flows. This paper presents a critical and integrative review of research on pedestrian's dynamics and associated topics. The review focuses on comprehensive theories and models, with an emphasis on the advances made possible by the application of the constructal law. Constructal law points out that the emergence and evolution of design in pedestrian dynamics is analogous to that of animate flow systems. Most importantly, it also highlights that the basic features of pedestrian dynamics and supportive walking infrastructures can be optimally envisaged with the help of a few fundamental physics laws.

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Physics of life reviews

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EISSN

1873-1457

ISSN

1571-0645

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

168 / 190

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking
  • Humans
  • Gait
  • Biophysical Phenomena
  • Bioinformatics
  • Animals
  • Anatomy
 

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Miguel, A. F. (2013). The emergence of design in pedestrian dynamics: locomotion, self-organization, walking paths and constructal law. Physics of Life Reviews, 10(2), 168–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2013.03.007
Miguel, Antonio F. “The emergence of design in pedestrian dynamics: locomotion, self-organization, walking paths and constructal law.Physics of Life Reviews 10, no. 2 (June 2013): 168–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2013.03.007.
Miguel, Antonio F. “The emergence of design in pedestrian dynamics: locomotion, self-organization, walking paths and constructal law.Physics of Life Reviews, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2013, pp. 168–90. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.plrev.2013.03.007.
Journal cover image

Published In

Physics of life reviews

DOI

EISSN

1873-1457

ISSN

1571-0645

Publication Date

June 2013

Volume

10

Issue

2

Start / End Page

168 / 190

Related Subject Headings

  • Walking
  • Humans
  • Gait
  • Biophysical Phenomena
  • Bioinformatics
  • Animals
  • Anatomy