OBJECTIVES Despite evidence for an association between the built environment and physical activity, less evidence exists regarding relations between the built environment and sedentary behaviour. This study investigated the extent to which objectively assessed and self-reported neighbourhood walkability, in addition to individual-level characteristics, were associated with leisure-based screen ...

Today, “walkability” is considered a critical component of an aging-friendly neighborhood. This study examined the relationships between neighborhood physical environment, walkability, and activity levels older residents in Singapore. Five neighborhoods notable for their “aging place” strategies were selected site survey. A questionnaire focusing on evaluation walkability was administered to ad...

The literature has documented a positive relationship between walkable built environments and outdoor mobility in older adults. Yet, surprisingly absent is any consideration of how weather conditions modify the impact of neighbourhood walkability. Using archived weather data linked to survey data collected from a sample of older adults in Vancouver, Canada, we found that car-dependent neighbour...

Walkability has become an important theme of urban design research and practice. Evidence suggests that environmental attractiveness can have a significant impact on the amount walking activities take place, but relatively little exists which features linked to increase walkability. Using virtual reality experiment, present study examined effects walkability three key features, as defined by Ja...

Walking is a sustainable mode of transport and healthy way doing physical activity. Walkability concept that has gained enormous popularity in recent years due to its potential promote more urban environments lifestyles. This paper provides literature review analyze the influence built environment attributes on walkability. The Scopus Web Science databases were chosen survey peer-reviewed docum...

Two studies (N = 190 and N = 447) were conducted to investigate the link between living in walkable neighborhoods and satisfaction with life in a city. Additionally, we explore possible mediators of this relationship. In both studies walkability was a significant predictor of perceived quality of life in a city, and overlap between personal and communal identity (in Study 1 and Study 2) and cit...