Introduction Transportation is an integral part of our daily lives, giving us access to people,
education, jobs, services, and goods. Our transportation choices and patterns are influenced …

There are 127 million walking trips in the United States every day. For many years, urban
planning has intentionally disregarded or remained unconscious about the needs of human …

As there are very marked relationships between tourism and transport, integrated
knowledge of these processes is essential if destinations and tourism enterprises are to be …

The effects of six heat mitigation strategies on thermal environment, thermal comfort, and
walkability are evaluated. Thermal environment is simulated using a micro-scale …

At an international level it is recognised that urban noise has serious and negative public
health impacts. This leading editorial and the special issue it accompanies seeks to broaden …

Accessibility is a relevant condition for social inclusion, depending on both context (transport
system, land use patterns, temporal availability) and individual features. Based on this, it …

Street connectivity measures the density of networks and directness of paths. Increasing
street connectivity is one of the ways to increase network capacities, achieve a better …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to propose a systematic review of the contributions
present in the literature about walkability. This is aimed at defining a set of criteria and …

Encouraging people to walk as a means of transport throughout their daily lives has obvious
benefits for the environment, the economy, and personal health. Specific features of the built …

Transit-oriented development has emerged as a promising urban planning approach to
address the challenges of urbanisation, congestion, and sustainability. The importance of …