Public open spaces are important assets that play a significant role in city lives, based on
which a great number of behaviour-based studies are being conducted. These studies often …

Background: The “walk-along interview”(WAI) is a qualitative spatial method that consists of
a researcher walking alongside a participant during the time of an interview to identify …

Rapid population aging has raised the number of elderly residents dramatically, calling out
the challenge to provide elders with sufficient and equal urban park spaces in cities with …

Walkability contributes to public health and urban livability. However, the development of
walkability evaluation methods and tools is generally still in the exploratory stage. Therefore …

The downtown cores of many cities are characterized by aged communities that tend to host
a relatively high population of elderly retirement residents. The availability and usage of …

The increasing emphasis on vulnerable pedestrians and on the social aspects of active
mobility, such as walking, has raised the profile of mobile methods for investigating …

Older adults are more likely to resist changing their transport modes due to the cumulative
effects of their lifestyle. However, a suitable residential location may more effectively alter …

Creating pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods and encouraging walking activities not only
improves urban liveliness but also delivers health and environmental benefits. Previous …

Background: Based on findings from a recent systematic review of the methodological
aspects related to data collection for the walk-along interview (WAI) method applied to …

Abstract Intelligent Conversational Voice-assistants (ICV) can interpret the speech of human
and respond back using synthesized voices and are increasingly employed for interacting …