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The relationship between urban road design, perceived walkability, and walking behavior
Journal of Urban MobilityThe measurement of perceived walkability (PW) and its relationship with walking has received substantial attention over the past years, especially in the Global North.
Polycap Chesifu Chebe, Karel Martens
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Factors influencing subjective walkability: Results from built environment audit data
Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2022 Subjective walkability is a measure of the perceived friendliness of walking in an area. Though subjective walkability is less commonly assessed than objective measurements, the latter often fail to reflect the experience of walking.
Lancelot Rodrigue +6 more
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A Participatory Assessment of Perceived Neighbourhood Walkability in a Small Urban Environment [PDF]
Sustainability, 2021 Walkability has become a research topic of great concern for preserving public health, especially in the era of the COVID-19 outbreak. Today more than ever, urban and transport policies, constrained by social distancing measures and travel restrictions, must be conceptualized and implemented with a particular emphasis on sustainable walkability.
Ismaïl Saadi +4 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Background: Little is known about the link between perceived neighborhood walkability and prevalence of chronic disease. Even less is known regarding this association among Hispanic/Latino adults, despite exhibiting high rates of chronic diseases. Stress
Elizabeth L. Budd +5 more
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Perceiving Liveability through the Diverse Aspects of Walkability
Periodica Polytechnica Architecture, 2021 A city's walkability is a measure of how friendly, safe and attractive a city is for walking within it. Moreover, a well-designed walkable environment can become a place where many social, political, and other important urban activities occur. Following the appearance of motorised vehicles, cars have occupied urban spaces, with many city structures ...
Amir Hossein Sirjani, Árpád Szabó
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Place attachment and walking behaviour: Mediation by perceived neighbourhood walkability
Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 In Press, Pre-print version. The final version of the manuscript was published in 'Landscape and Urban Planning'.
Mohammad Javad Koohsari +5 more
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Functional Limitations and Perceived Neighborhood Walkability Among Urban Dwelling Older Adults [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2021 Older adults with functional limitations (FLs) often experience obstacles to walking. Although health promotion programs targeting physical activity are available in lower-income areas, few studies have compared the walking experiences of older adults who have FLs with those who do not in the community. The purpose of this cross-sectional survey was to
Rie Suzuki +3 more
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The Association of Perceived Neighborhood Walkability and Environmental Pollution With Frailty Among Community-dwelling Older Adults in Korean Rural Areas: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public HealthObjectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of frailty with perceived neighborhood walkability and environmental pollution among community-dwelling older adults in rural areas.
Mi-Ji Kim +10 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Despite the well-known health benefits of regular physical activity, inactivity remains a major public health concern. Understanding how the built environment can encourage physical activity is therefore important to inform current policy ...
Vilde Juul +1 more
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Walkability 101: A Multi-Method Assessment of the Walkability at a University Campus
SAGE Open, 2020 The aim of this study is to evaluate objective and perceived campus walkability as an environmental support for physical activity within a large Southeastern university.
Sarah B. King +3 more
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