Walkability compass—a space syntax solution for comparative studies

K Zaleckis, S Chmielewski, J Kamičaitytė… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ongoing discourse on air quality and climate changes positions walkability as a pivotal
point of sustainable urban planning. Urban studies examine a city's walkability in terms of …

Perceived walkability and respective urban determinants: Insights from Bologna and Porto

F Fonseca, G Papageorgiou, S Tondelli, P Ribeiro… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Walking is undoubtedly a sustainable and healthy mode of transport. However, the decision
to walk is influenced by many built environment and streetscape attributes. Specifically, the …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating urban form, and walkability measures in the new developments. The case study of Garnizon in Gdansk

D Poklewski-Koziełł, K Dudzic-Gyurkovich, CM Duarte - Land Use Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable transport choices are gaining much attention as they may support the global
shift towards reducing the carbon footprint and developing more energy-efficient cities. The …

Planning and design support tools for walkability: A guide for urban analysts

I Blečić, T Congiu, G Fancello, GA Trunfio - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
We present a survey of operational methods for walkability analysis and evaluation, which
we hold show promise as decision-support tools for sustainability-oriented planning and …

[HTML][HTML] Global microscale walkability ratings and rankings: A novel composite indicator for 59 European city centres

A Bartzokas-Tsiompras, E Bakogiannis… - Journal of transport …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several walkability studies have focused primarily on macro-level environmental factors.
Nevertheless, previous research has shown that street-level design can also support …

A walkability assessment tool coupling multi-criteria analysis and space syntax: the case study of Iglesias, Italy

C Garau, A Annunziata, C Yamu - European Planning Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The global trend towards the growth of urban population poses the issue of the public space
influence on outdoor practices of different subjects. Urban public space is the carrier of an …

How to assess walkability as a measure of pedestrian use: First step of a multi-methodological approach

F Abastante, M Gaballo - … and Innovation-driven Policies Towards Urban …, 2021 - Springer
One of the most important problems to face over the past thirty years is how to make cities
sustainable and resilient, with the overall changes that are affecting cities, resulting from the …

Graphical approach to assess urban quality: Mapping walkability based on the TOD-standard

G Serra-Coch, C Chastel, S Campos, H Coch - Cities, 2018 - Elsevier
Graphical expression through mapping can be an essential tool to conduct urban analysis,
capable of expressing contextual spatial distribution and providing complementary …

Urban regeneration effects on walkability scenarios

M Carra, S Rossetti, M Tiboni… - TeMA-Journal of Land Use …, 2022 - serena.unina.it
International programs have shown that implementing people-and-climate oriented cities
goes through two processes in physical contexts:(i) urban regeneration of the existing city …

Urban design and walkability: Lessons learnt from Iranian traditional cities

E Jamei, K Ahmadi, HW Chau, M Seyedmahmoudian… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Physical activity is connected to public health in many ways, and walking is its most popular
form. Modern planning models have been applied to cities to manage rapid urban …