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Objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability: population-average associations with transportation and recreational physical activity in urban-dwelling Canadian adults. [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground The extent to which objective and perceived neighbourhood walkability together shape physical activity is not well understood. Using data from a national sample of urban-dwelling adults in Canada, our study examined whether perceived ...
Frehlich L +3 more
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GENERATIVE DESIGN FOR WALKABLE CITIES: A CASE STUDY OF SOFIA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2022 The walkable city concept is an extent to which the built environment motivates people to walk by providing comforting pedestrian ways, linking people to various amenities in a fair amount of time and effort.
D. Kumalasari +4 more
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Public perceptions of barriers to walk in urban areas of Lahore, Pakistan
TeMA: Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, 2023 Development strategies in urban areas of the less developed world are predominantly focused on motorized oriented planning which influenced the mobility practices of individuals.
Muhammad Ahsan +2 more
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Evaluation Study Of Walkability Index In Central Business District (CBD) Area, Pekanbaru City
JGEET: Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and Technology, 2020 Walkable cities emphasize cities with high walkability values, where walkability can be defined as the degree to which the environment can be pedestrian friendly.
Muhammad Sofwan, Mira Hafizhah Tanjung
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 Walking is the most common, environment-friendly, and inexpensive type of physical activity. To perform in-depth walkability analysis, one option is to objectively evaluate different aspects of built environment related to walkability.
Chengbin Deng +7 more
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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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Walkability in residential neighbourhoods: Themes and principles revisited
Urbani Izziv, 2021 The article sets to examine broader theoretical scope of walkability, and research efforts dealing with measurement of walkable environments, with a specific aim to distil and translate walkability as a measure to walkability as a design principles ...
Kaja Žnidaršič, Matevž Juvančič
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ALF-Score-A novel approach to build a predictive network-based walkability scoring system.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Walkability is a term that describes various aspects of the built and social environment and has been associated with physical activity and public health.
Ali M S Alfosool +2 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2023 As neighborhood walkability has gradually become an important topic in various fields, many cities around the world are promoting an eco-friendly and people-centered walking environment as a top priority in urban planning. The purpose of this study is to
Youngok Kang +3 more
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Empowering Rural Communities to Measure Walkability: Co‐Development of a Digital Tool [PDF]
Health ExpectBackground Local neighbourhood environments are important for shaping walkability, but few instruments exist to assess walkability in rural areas. Furthermore, there are no existing tools that have been designed with and for communities to collect local ...
Cleland V +10 more
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