Walkability and its relationships with health, sustainability, and livability: elements of physical environment and evaluation frameworks

A Baobeid, M Koç, SG Al-Ghamdi - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Urban sprawl and increasing population density in urban centers create the challenge to
finding ways of sustainable transportation solutions that preserve the convenience of …

Sustainable mobility: A review of possible actions and policies

M Gallo, M Marinelli - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a review of the main actions and policies that can be implemented to promote
sustainable mobility is proposed. The work aims to provide a broad, albeit necessarily not …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and living space challenge. Well-being and public health recommendations for a healthy, safe, and sustainable housing

D D'alessandro, M Gola, L Appolloni… - Acta Bio Medica …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: According to the previous statements and scenario, this paper aims to integrate the
building hygiene and well-being, focusing the possible responses, both existing and for the …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and cities: From urban health strategies to the pandemic challenge. A decalogue of public health opportunities

S Capolongo, A Rebecchi, M Buffoli… - Acta Bio Medica …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods. According to the previous statements and scenario, aim of this paper is to integrate
the Urban Health strategic objectives, focusing the possible responses, both immediate and …

Walkability index for elderly health: A proposal

F Alves, S Cruz, A Ribeiro, A Bastos Silva, J Martins… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, the elderly tend to make more trips: Health benefits resulting from their daily
walking routines are an important topic in the context of urban renewal processes. Many …

Selected aspects of sustainable mobility reveals implementable approaches and conceivable actions

S Chakraborty, NM Kumar, A Jayakumar, SK Dash… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The transportation sector plays a prominent role in driving the economy of any given nation.
However, with the recent tensions arising in and around the transportation sector …

Housing and health. An overview

D D'Alessandro, L Appolloni - ANNALI DI IGIENE MEDICINA …, 2020 - iris.uniroma1.it
Living environment, and especially dwellings, affect directly and indirectly health in several
ways end represent one of the key social determinants of health. The relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] Experiences of innovation in public services for sustainable urban mobility

SS Cruz, SR Paulino - Journal of Urban Management, 2022 - Elsevier
The article aims to analyze non-motorized transport initiatives by adopting the innovation-in-
services approach based on multi-agents. We selected ten cases in the municipality of Sao …

Staying on or getting off the sidewalk? Testing the Mehrabian-Russell Model on pedestrian behavior

HA Ortiz-Ramirez, JA Vallejo-Borda… - … research part F: traffic …, 2021 - Elsevier
Social and environmental psychology provide a variety of models based on which to
understand how built environments can elicit people's behavioral responses. The …

The positive impact of transit-oriented-development characteristics on Metro Station usage: A case study of Tehran's metro stations and TOD index calculation

H Khosravi, M Abrishami, MR Mehrian, B Chamberlain - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) facilitates the creation of more walkable cities.
To implement TODs, urban planners need a mechanism to delineate TOD levels so they can …