Public spaces have been a central concern of urban planners for centuries; more recently
they have also captured the attention of sociologists, geographers, political scientists and …

A vital issue in community is providing an easy access to the transport network for different
range of community members such as; very young, old, children and disable people. The …

This research employs household survey data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to
explore the core assumption underlying much of the food desert discourse that socially and …

Background The 'deprivation amplification'hypothesis suggests that residents of deprived
neighbourhoods have universally poorer access to high-quality food environments, which in …

This study examined the reliability and validity of the interviewer-administered Chinese
version of the abbreviated Neighbourhood Environment Walkability Scale (Chinese NEWS …

The retail sector plays a significant role in urban economic development, smart growth
policies with mixed land use, and retail desert issues. In addition, urban policies and …

Walking behavior can be considered as one of the important factors in measuring the
walkability level in neighborhood. Walking behavior has close interrelationships with …

The paper focuses on what has been termed the privatization of urban public space and the
negative consequences attributed to this transformation. The first part examines this …

Walking, as the main mode of soft mobility, has become an integral aspect of urban tourism.
The development of pedestrian tourist routes plays a crucial role in enhancing the positive …

Research has sufficiently documented the built environment correlates of walking. However,
evidence is limited in investigating the comparative associations of micro-(streetscape …