A move from vehicular dominated roundabout to Human Centered Imageable Node for Addis Ababa The case of Diaspora Roundabout
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2015-06
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Addis Ababauniversity
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Node is one of the elements which has important role in the imageability of urban environment or city as well as the development of human centered place. It is mostly characterized by concentration of activities and junction of road where large numbers of people attracted and have good interaction with the place and other people. But in the case of Addis, nodes/junctions are spaces dominated by cars and human need is neglected which have a negative impact on perception and presence of people as well as the image of city. In these research three questions answered including what are problems observed from human need perspective and the perception of pedestrians on diaspora roundabout as well as how to make human centered imageable node. The main objective of the research is to develop human/ pedestrian centered node on case study area that can be adapted for all similar nodes of Addis Ababa. It deeply analyzed the case study area using quantitative and qualitative data collected from primary and secondary data resource through observation, questioner, application of measurements and collected report from different institution. Then those data‘s analyzed through different parameters developed by researchers based on major seven basic needs of pedestrians. In this part different software are applied including GIS, Excel and CAD. Then the analyzed data presented by maps, tables and figures. Those analyses led to certain findings which show the junction is not satisfactory to people‘s needs and need an intervention. In order to solve the observed problems and develop human centered imageable node the research provides different recommendation and design solution
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Human Centered Imageable