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Urban, Planning and Transport Research, 2023 Walkability is an important aspect of the built environment, influencing the degree and intensity of walking. Very little research effort has been made in cities of developing countries like India to incorporate the user’s perspective in evolving ...
Sairam Dasari, Sanjay Gupta
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Development of a contextualized spatial network–based walkability (CSNW) index
International Journal of Urban Sustainable DevelopmentToday, walkability is a priority in urban planning worldwide due to its positive impact on promoting sustainable cities. Although numerous studies have assessed walkability using various indices, they do not capture pedestrian needs, nor account for ...
Abdullh Banger +3 more
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Associations between the National Walkability Index and walking among US Adults - National Health Interview Survey, 2015. [PDF]
Prev Med, 2020 Watson KB +5 more
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Comfort and Time-Based Walkability Index Design: A GIS-Based Proposal. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019 Al Shammas T, Escobar F.
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Frontiers in Aging, 2022 This study aims to analyse the association between walkability index and depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment and test the mediating role of moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in this relationship among older adults from Florianópolis ...
Joel de Almeida Siqueira Junior +7 more
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International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2023 Background: Built environment determinants of engaging in physical activity are dependent on the properties of societies. This study investigates the relationship between structural variables of the environment using geographic information systems (GIS ...
Pardis Noormohammadpour +5 more
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Neighbourhood walkability, leisure-time and transport-related physical activity in a mixed urban–rural area [PDF]
PeerJ, 2014 Objectives. To develop a walkability index specific to mixed rural/suburban areas, and to explore the relationship between walkability scores and leisure time physical activity.Methods. Respondents were geocoded with 500 m and 1,000 m buffer zones around
Eric de Sa, Chris I. Ardern
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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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The role of urban physical environment in the general health quality of citizens (Case study: Kerman city) [PDF]
جغرافیای اجتماعی شهری, 2021 Objective: Urban spaces have a great impact on the public health of citizens. Almost research on the relationship between the urban physical environment and citizens 'health has relied solely on assessing citizens' perceptions of the urban environment ...
Mahdi Sedaghat, Alireza Sadeghinia
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Energies, 2021 This paper explores walking and walkability in the smart city and makes a case for their centrality in the debate on the resilience and sustainability of smart cities, as outlined in the United Nations’ (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Anna Visvizi +3 more
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