The hierarchy of walking needs and the COVID-19 pandemic

M Paydar, A Kamani Fard - … of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 - mdpi.com
More than 150 cities around the world have expanded emergency cycling and walking
infrastructure to increase their resilience in the face of the COVID 19 pandemic. This …

The determinants of walking behavior before and during COVID-19 in Middle-East and North Africa: Evidence from Tabriz, Iran

MJ Kamelifar, B Ranjbarnia, H Masoumi - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
To support the global strategy to raise public health through walking among adults, we
added the evidence on predictors of walking behavior in the Middle East and North Africa …

Neighbourhood deprivation, changes in walking attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic and walking demand in the post-pandemic period

J Hong, DP McArthur, J Lee - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the Coronavirus has had substantial negative impacts on our lives, the surge in
walking activities during the pandemic provides an unprecedented opportunity for planners …

The changing context of walking behavior: coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic in urban neighborhoods

A Lotfata, AG Gemci, B Ferah - Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose It is observed that the COVID-19 Pandemic mostly restricts people's movement and
walking habits. In this direction, this study aims to highlight how the walking behaviors of …

Walkability indicators in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

B Jardim, M de Castro Neto - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Walkability indicators are a pivotal method to evaluate the role of the built environment in
people's decisions regarding active mobility, contributing to help promote more sustainable …

A sustainable approach for planning of urban pedestrian routes and footpaths in a pandemic scenario

FMM Cirianni, A Comi, AS Luongo - TeMA, 2022 - art.torvergata.it
Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has forced national and local
governments to re-consider the relationship between mobility, urban space and health in …

COVID-19's challenges to urbanism: social distancing and the phenomenon of boredom in urban spaces

H Abusaada, A Elshater - Journal of urbanism: International …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Many countries are now cautiously seeking to return to relatively normal lifestyles while
maintaining essential preventive measures. Although individual nations' reopening policies …

A positive neighborhood walkability is associated with a higher magnitude of leisure walking in adults upon COVID-19 restrictions: a longitudinal cohort study

M Spoelder, MCA Schoofs, K Raaphorst… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Previous cross-sectional and longitudinal observational studies revealed
positive relationships between contextual built environment components and walking …

Exploring mobility pattern changes between before, during and after COVID-19 lockdown periods for young adults

A Nikiforiadis, L Mitropoulos, P Kopelias, S Basbas… - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
The paper aims to investigate changes in travel behavior due to COVID-19 focusing in one
of the most active social groups in Greece. A questionnaire survey was conducted and 306 …

Redefining place for walking: A literature review and key-elements conception

FA Nuzir, BJ Dewancker - Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban …, 2016 - JSTOR
Walking is the very basic method of urban mobility. It was the most reliable method of
commuting for the citizen until the phenomenon of urban sprawl arrived. The technology …