Walkability and walking for transport: characterizing the built environment using space syntax

Walkability and walking for transport: characterizing the built environment using space syntax

BACKGROUND Neighborhood walkability has been shown to be associated with walking behavior. However, the availability of geographical data necessary to construct it remains a limitation. Building on the concept of space syntax, we propose an alternative walkability index, space syntax walkability (SSW). This study examined associations of the full walkability index and SSW with walking for trans...

the neighborhood environment walkability scale for the republic of korea: reliability and relationship with walking

background: the aim of the study was to analyze the reliability of the korean version of the news and to investigate the relationship between walking and environmental factors by gender. methods: a total of 1407 korean adults, aged 20-59 yr, participated in the study. data were collected between sep 2013 and oct 2013. to examine the test-retest reliability, 281 of the 1407 participants were ask...

Using built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise

BACKGROUND Environments conducive to walking may help people avoid sedentary lifestyles and associated diseases. Recent studies developed walkability models combining several built environment characteristics to optimally predict walking. Developing and testing such models with the same data could lead to overestimating one's ability to predict walking in an independent sample of the population...

The Impact of Built Environment on Walkability, Case Study: North-West of Shiraz

Built environment correlates of walking: a review.

INTRODUCTION The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in empirical investigation into the relations between built environment and physical activity. To create places that facilitate and encourage walking, practitioners need an understanding of the specific characteristics of the built environment that correlate most strongly with walking. This article reviews evidence on the built environme...