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<journal-id>2215-3705</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Infraestructura Vial]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Infraestructura Vial]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-3705</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica, Laboratorio Nacional de Materiales y Modelos Estructurales]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2215-37052017000200018</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Configuración espacial de la ciudad de Cartago y su relación con volúmenes vehiculares]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Spatial configuration of Cartago city and its relashionship with traffic volumes]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos Alberto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Agüero Valverde]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,m.martimarcr@gmail.com  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Costa Rica</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>34</numero>
<fpage>18</fpage>
<lpage>27</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-37052017000200018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-37052017000200018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-37052017000200018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La sintaxis espacial estudia la configuración de elementos espaciales y las relaciones entre ellos. Para una ciudad, estos elementos son las calles que forman su red de caminos. La sintaxis espacial busca establecer relaciones entre esta composición espacial y características urbanas como el movimiento de personas y vehículos, el valor de la tierra, y la ubicación del comercio. Este estudio busca determinar la correlación entre esta configuración y el volumen vehicular que pasa por la red en la ciudad de Cartago, Costa Rica. Para obtener esta correlación, se elaboró un análisis de segmento unitario, estableciendo la prioridad de las vías en cada intersección y recopilando información al recorrer la ciudad. Posteriormente se consideran varios modelos estadísticos para encontrar el mejor ajuste de los datos. La correlación más alta se consigue al utilizar un modelo exponencial multivariado. Incluir una variable categórica para las calles con orientación Norte-Sur y flujo en una sola dirección mejora considerablemente el coeficiente de determinación; tomar en cuenta sólo una variable lleva a una sobrestimación del volumen del tráfico para estos casos. Se concluye que la sintaxis espacial es un método rápido y económico que puede brindar una guía para ejecutar estudios más detallados sobre la red actual y etapas tempranas de futuros proyectos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Spatial syntax studies the configuration of spatial elements and the relationships between them. For a city, these elements are the streets that form its road network. Spatial syntax seeks to stablish relationships between this spatial composition and urban characteristics such as the movement of people and vehicles, the land value, and the location commercial activities. This study seeks to determine the correlation between this configuration and the vehicular volume of the road network in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica. To obtain this correlation, a unit segment analysis was performed, establishing the priority of the roads at each intersection and gathering field information of the network. Subsequently, several statistical models were considered to find the best fit of the data. The highest correlation is achieved using an exponential multivariate model. Including a categorical variable for North-South streets with unidirectional flow considerably improves the fit of the model. On the other hand, considering only one variable leads to an overestimation of traffic volume for these cases. It is concluded that spatial syntax analysis is a fast and economical method that can provide a guide to execute more detailed studies on the current network and early stages of future projects.]]></p></abstract>
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