Urban physical environments are the physical settings and built environments in neighbourhoods and cities which provide places for human activities. Evidence suggests …
D Ki, S Lee - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2021 - Elsevier
Previous research has reported that greenery is an important factor in walking activities, with greenery existing in various forms, including trees, gardens, green walls, and other …
K Ito, F Biljecki - Transportation research part C: emerging technologies, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies evaluating bikeability usually compute spatial indicators shaping cycling conditions and conflate them in a quantitative index. Much research involves site visits or conventional …
Optimizing the built environment helps alleviate the adverse impact of extreme heat on public health and sustainable urban development. To this end, this study measured the daily …
The built environment characteristics associated with walkability range from neighborhood- level urban form factors to street-level urban design factors. However, many existing …
L Zhang, PY Tan, D Richards - Landscape and urban planning, 2021 - Elsevier
The health benefits of urban green spaces (UGS) are important considerations in the design of urban environments. Researchers have analysed how the quantity of UGS impacts health …
Although a growing body of research has explored the relationship between neighbourhood natural outdoor environments and mental health, most studies have measured …
X Wu, Y Lu, B Jiang - Landscape and urban planning, 2023 - Elsevier
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) remain some of the most effective measures for coping with the ever-changing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Pandemic …
Built environment interventions, such as creating green and walkable neighborhoods have increasingly been recognized as an effective approach to promote physical activity and …