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Walkability index of real estate housing in Makassar

IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020
Abstract Makassar is considered a metropolitan city with about 1.469.601 residents. Therefore, there is a need to upgrade quality, especially the basic needs. The desire to make the city world-class should be a motivating factor towards quality improvement.
M Arifin, A R Rasyid, W W Osman
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Development of a novel walkability index for London, United Kingdom: cross-sectional application to the Whitehall II Study

BMC Public Health, 2016
Background Physical activity is essential for health; walking is the easiest way to incorporate activity into everyday life. Previous studies report positive associations between neighbourhood walkability and walking but most focused on cities in North ...
Jemima C. Stockton, Oliver Duke-Williams, Emmanuel Stamatakis, Jennifer S. Mindell, Eric J. Brunner, Nicola J. Shelton   +5 more
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Accessibility index for urban walkable spaces

Acta Scientiarum. Technology, 2019
Considering the importance of technical accessibility parameters to the adequacy of urban areas for all people, this study aimed to develop a quantification method of pedestrian accessibility based on the technical standardization. The Accessibility of Walkable Spaces index (AWS) is composed of seven measurable indicators according to standards of ...
Silva, Otavio Henrique da, Pitilin, Taiany Richard, Gobbo, Caio Augusto Rabello, Caxambu, Marcelo Galeazzi, Sanches, Suely da Penha, De Angelis Neto, Generoso   +5 more
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Local‐Area Walkability and Socioeconomic Disparities of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Japan

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background There are spatial disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality related to area‐level socioeconomic status (SES) disadvantage, but little is known about the spatial distribution of CVD mortality according to built environment factors ...
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka   +7 more
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Associations of residential walkability and greenness with arterial stiffness in the UK Biobank

Environment International, 2022
Background: Arterial stiffness is a key non-invasive marker of early vascular ageing, however, little is known of its associations with urban built environment.
Ka Yan Lai, Sarika Kumari, John Gallacher, Chris Webster, Chinmoy Sarkar   +4 more
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Mobility as a service for road traffic safety in a high use of motorcycle environment

IATSS Research, 2019
Mobility as a service is expected to contribute to a safer, more efficient and sustainable transport by putting the right modes in the right places and connecting them intermodally.
Sippakorn Khaimook, Kento Yoh, Hiroto Inoi, Kenji Doi   +3 more
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The establishment of an intermodal walkability index for use in car oriented urban environments: The case of Nicosia

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Sustainable mobility has been considered key in the pursuit of sustainable development in urban environments. During the last decades, a lot of innovative initiatives have been proposed and examined, most of them were site-specific and highly relevant to
Antony John Mouzas, Byron Ioannou, Paris Fokaides   +2 more
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Analisis Walking Permeability, Walking Effort, dan Walkability Index, Studi Kasus Pada Jalan Braga Bandung

Jurnal Teknik Sipil
Human movement in Bandung is unavoidable, with traffic congestion and travel distance making walking a popular alternative. Ease of reaching a location is linked to walking distance and time, and route characteristics affect walking effort and ...
Stephanie Natali Putriana
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Impact of Neighborhood Urban Morphologies on Walkability Using Spatial Multi-Criteria Analysis

Urban Science
With the increase in car domination, air pollution, traffic congestion, and urban sprawl, sustainable, livable, creative, and walkable cities are critical, now more than ever, for improving quality of life.
Sara Ibrahim, Ahmed Younes, Shahira Assem Abdel-Razek   +2 more
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Open Data Supporting GIS-based Walkability Assessment: Case Study for City of Zagreb, Croatia [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The study presented in this paper aims to contribute to the broader discourse on urban planning challenges by presenting a preliminary walkability assessment for the city of Zagreb, Croatia.
K. Kevic, A. Kuveždic Divjak, K. Zrno, M. Vilicic   +3 more
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