Hinako Terado

How Does Walkability for Elderly People Differ between Hilly and Flat Urban Areas? A Case Study of Shin-Yurigaoka Station and Nagareyama-Otakanomori Station

Abstract. This study evaluates station-area environments that enable elderly people to walk comfortably in their daily lives. Conventional walkability assessments often emphasize street connectivity and proximity to destinations, but they do not fully capture walking burdens spec...

Between Sacred Tradition and Urban Form: An OpenStreetMap-Based Analysis of Church Orientation Patterns in Milan

Abstract. The orientation of Christian churches has long attracted attention in liturgical studies, architectural history, and archaeoastronomy. In the Catholic tradition, churches are often associated with an eastward-facing sanctuary and a westward-facing entrance, but in urban...