Walkability: a review of trends

R Shields, EJ Gomes da Silva… - Journal of Urbanism …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Walkability has emerged as not only a set of indexes and metrics but a normative discourse.
This review of walkability studies draws on English, Spanish and Portuguese literatures, as …

SVF-CDM: Sky View Factor, a Continuous Digital Model for large cities using SVFPy

F Gomes, M Giannotti - Building and Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sky View Factor (SVF) has been used as an index of dimensionality and
complexity reduction in several areas of knowledge to model and qualify the urban …

How to translate justice theory into urban transport metrics? Synchronic assessment of Latin American cities based on equality, priority and sufficiency

M Humberto - Journal of Transport Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
This article seeks to carry out a study on the measurement of justice in transportation
through the introduction of original metrics of justice that consider different currencies (travel …

A link criticality approach for pedestrian network design to promote walking

R Verma, SV Ukkusuri - npj Urban Sustainability, 2023 - nature.com
Measures of walkability generally do not provide a detailed quantitative assessment of
pedestrian infrastructure development prioritization. In this study, a link-based composite …

Investigating the mobility capabilities and functionings in accessing schools through walking: A quantitative assessment of public and private schools in São Paulo …

M Humberto, B Pizzol, F Moura… - Journal of Human …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Despite being recognised as an appropriate tool to address different dimensions of transport-
related social exclusion, the Capability Approach still lacks application within the domain of …

Questing a walkable city: a case of urban neighbourhood walkability environment in Bangladesh

ASM Shuaib, MMP Rana - Journal of Place Management and …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose What makes neighbourhood environment more walkable is an important question
for urban planning and design research. The purpose of this paper is to explore this …

Walking and walkability in Delhi: dissonance between environmental perception and behavior

A Mondschein - Transportation research record, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Prior research on perceived walkability finds generally positive associations between
walkability, walking behavior, and well-being. However, these relationships are little …

Barreras estructurales en la caminabilidad y accesibilidad a escala de barrio. Estudio de tres casos en Santiago de Chile

EM Berríos Álvarez, M Greene Zúñiga - Revista 180, 2020 - SciELO Chile
Dada la relevancia de la accesibilidad a bienes y servicios urbanos en la calidad de vida de
los habitantes, y considerando que la caminata representa el principal modo de transporte …

Walkability variables: an empirical study in Rolândia-PR, Brazil

ALF Leão, HQ Abonizio, RS Reis… - Ambiente Construído, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
The built environment possessed determinants of more active lifestyles, related to social and
cultural reality. Thus, relevant walkability variables in large cities and in developed countries …

Safeguarding Equity in Off-Site Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Mitigation in California

SE Alexander, M Alfonzo, K Lee - 2021 - scholarworks.sjsu.edu
16. Abstract Historically, the State of California assessed the environmental impacts of
proposed developments based on how it was projected to affect an area's level of service …