A desire path (or desire line) is a path developed by erosion caused by animal or human footfall. The path usually represents the shortest or most easily navigated route between an origin and destination. The width and amount of erosion of the line represents the amount of demand. The term was coined by Gaston Bachelard in his book The Poetics of Space. Desire paths can usually be found as shortcuts where constructed pathways take a circuitous route.

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  • A desire path (or desire line) is a path developed by erosion caused by animal or human footfall. The path usually represents the shortest or most easily navigated route between an origin and destination. The width and amount of erosion of the line represents the amount of demand. The term was coined by Gaston Bachelard in his book The Poetics of Space. Desire paths can usually be found as shortcuts where constructed pathways take a circuitous route. They are manifested on the surface of the earth in certain cases, e.g. , as dirt pathways created by people walking through a field, when the original movement by individuals helps clear a path, thereby encouraging more travel. Explorers may tread a path through foliage or grass, leaving a trail "of least resistance" for followers. The lines may be seen along an unpaved road shoulder or some other unpaved natural surface. The paths take on an organically grown appearance by being unbiased toward existing constructed routes. These are almost always the most direct and the shortest routes between two points, and may later be surfaced. In Finland, planners are known to visit their parks immediately after the first snowfall, when the existing paths are not visible. People naturally choose desire lines, which are then clearly indicated by their footprints and can be used to guide the routing of paths. Many streets in older cities began as desire lines, which evolved over the decades or centuries into the modern streets of today.
  • Los Caminos del Deseo (conocidos también como Desire Lines o Desire Paths por su designación en idioma inglés) son caminos que suelen aparecer sobre el césped creados por la erosión causada por pasos humanos o de animales. Estos caminos usualmente representan el camino más corto o de más fácil acceso entre un origen y un destino determinados. El ancho de uno de estos caminos representa la cantidad de demanda del mismo. Estos caminos aparecen normalmente también como atajos en lugares donde los caminos construidos tienen una ruta menos práctica. Suelen aparecer muy frecuentemente en parques. Muchas calles de las ciudades antiguas empezaron de esta forma y evolucionaron con las décadas y el paso continuo en las calles modernas de hoy día.
  • Une ligne de désir est en zone urbaine un sentier tracé graduellement par érosion suite au passage répété de piétons, cyclistes ou animaux. La présence de lignes de désir signale un aménagement urbain inapproprié des passages existants.
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  • March 2008
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  • Talk:Social_trail Merger proposal
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  • A desire path (or desire line) is a path developed by erosion caused by animal or human footfall. The path usually represents the shortest or most easily navigated route between an origin and destination. The width and amount of erosion of the line represents the amount of demand. The term was coined by Gaston Bachelard in his book The Poetics of Space. Desire paths can usually be found as shortcuts where constructed pathways take a circuitous route.
  • Los Caminos del Deseo (conocidos también como Desire Lines o Desire Paths por su designación en idioma inglés) son caminos que suelen aparecer sobre el césped creados por la erosión causada por pasos humanos o de animales. Estos caminos usualmente representan el camino más corto o de más fácil acceso entre un origen y un destino determinados. El ancho de uno de estos caminos representa la cantidad de demanda del mismo.
  • Une ligne de désir est en zone urbaine un sentier tracé graduellement par érosion suite au passage répété de piétons, cyclistes ou animaux. La présence de lignes de désir signale un aménagement urbain inapproprié des passages existants.
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  • Desire path
  • Caminos del deseo
  • Ligne de désir
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