Blue Pathways
Assessment Tool
A two-stage methodology for identifying and prioritising urban water transport routes. Combining graph-theoretic network analysis with detailed commercial evaluation.
Two-Stage Methodology
Systematic route discovery followed by rigorous commercial evaluation
Network Discovery
Graph-theoretic analysis to systematically identify high-value route candidates
Network Construction
Build a weighted graph of eligible wharf locations and navigable routes
Detour Ratio Analysis
Identify node pairs with high detour ratios indicating valuable missing links
Blue Score Calculation
Quantify network value using connectivity, accessibility, centrality, and resilience metrics
Shortlist Generation
Filter to top 10-15 candidates for detailed Stage 2 evaluation