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 …

Walkability analyses of Delft city centre by Go-Along walks and testing of different design scenarios for a more walkable environment

A Erturan, SC van der Spek - Journal of Urban Design, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This study seeks answers to the research question 'How can walkability of urban spaces be
analysed with a multidimensional approach by using mobile methods?'The research …

The study of walking, walkability and wellbeing in immersive virtual environments

A Birenboim, P Ben-Nun Bloom, H Levit… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recent approaches in the research on walkable environments and wellbeing go beyond
correlational analysis to consider the specific characteristics of individuals and their …

Comparison of perceived sustainability among different neighbourhoods in transitional China: The case of Chengdu

Q Zhang, EHK Yung, EHW Chan - Habitat international, 2020 - Elsevier
There have been increasing concerns about neighbourhoods' contextual characteristics and
the importance of applying integrated sustainability principles to develop sustainable …

Measuring walking accessibility in metropolitan areas

T Saghapour, S Moridpour… - Transportation research …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Promoting walking trips is considered a key element of achieving more sustainable
transportation. This paper presents a new index for measuring walkability in metropolitan …

Walkability in historic urban spaces: testing the safety and security in Martyrs' Square in Tripoli

KMA Abdulla, MG Abdelmonem… - International Journal of …, 2017 - irep.ntu.ac.uk
Much of the built environment design literature focuses on a composite of walkable spaces
variables such as density, diversity, and destination accessibility. One of the most effective …

Exploring effective micro-level items for evaluating inclusive walking facilities on urban streets (applied in Johor Bahru, Malaysia)

Z Asadi-Shekari, M Moeinaddini, M Aghaabbasi… - Sustainable cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Modern cities try to provide enough facilities for inclusive and pedestrian-friendly streets.
Evaluating and designing models that consider a wide range of street users, including …

Active living for sustainable future: A model to measure “walk scores” via geographic information systems

E Cubukcu, B Hepguzel, Z Onder, B Tumer - Procedia-Social and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In 2007 a private firm in Seattle, Washington began to measure and publish walkability
maps of cities, neighborhoods, and streets via “walkscore. com”. Although “walkscore” have …

Exploring the Complexity of Pedestrian Dynamics: Impact of Societal Behaviors and Personal Attributes in Urban Environments

A Rafe, PA Singleton - Transportation Research Record, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Pedestrian dynamics in urban environments are influenced by a complex interplay of
physical, environmental, social, cultural, psychological, and health-related factors. This study …

How far will you go? From empirical findings to formalization of walking route distances

J Almagor, I Omer, N Omer, A Birenboim - Computers, Environment and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Empirically based theorization of walking range patterns is rather limited, leading
researchers and planners to rely on simplistic assumptions as to the typical distance and …