Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory
Encyclopedia
The Pedestrian Accessibility and Movement Environment Laboratory (PAMELA) is an indoor 80 sq metre artificial pavement
at a research center at University College London
. It is used to simulate everyday scenarios, from different pavement users to varying pavement conditions. Its experiments may result in safer streets and more user-friendly public spaces.
Pavement (material)
Road surface or pavement is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past cobblestones and granite setts were extensively used, but these surfaces have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete. Such...
at a research center at University College London
University College London
University College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and the oldest and largest constituent college of the federal University of London...
. It is used to simulate everyday scenarios, from different pavement users to varying pavement conditions. Its experiments may result in safer streets and more user-friendly public spaces.
External links
- PAMELA Homepage
- http://www.whatsnextnetwork.com/technology/index.php/2006/09/09/computer_controlled_lab_helps_study_envi
- http://www.fastuk.org/research/projview.php?id=726