The impact of the streetscape built environment on recreation satisfaction: A case study of Guangzhou

H Shi, L Yu, Y Xu, Y Liu, M Zhao - Journal of Transport Geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Recreation satisfaction has been a significant contributor to an individual's health. However,
studies on the relationship between the built environment and recreation satisfaction are …

It's not just about the park, it's about integration too: why people choose to use or not use urban greenspaces

PJ Seaman, R Jones, A Ellaway - International Journal of Behavioral …, 2010 - Springer
Background Greenspace has the potential to be a vital resource for promoting healthy living
for people in urban areas, offering both opportunities for physical activity and wellbeing …

A scoping review of bikeability assessment methods

DK Kellstedt, JO Spengler, M Foster, C Lee… - Journal of community …, 2021 - Springer
Bicycling holds promise as a healthy and sustainable means of transportation and physical
activity. Despite the growing interest in community-based environmental approaches to …

Urban health indicator tools of the physical environment: a systematic review

H Pineo, K Glonti, H Rutter, N Zimmermann… - Journal of urban …, 2018 - Springer
Urban health indicator (UHI) tools provide evidence about the health impacts of the physical
urban environment which can be used in built environment policy and decision-making …

How visible street greenery moderates traffic noise to improve acoustic comfort in pedestrian environments

X Ren, Q Li, M Yuan, S Shao - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2023 - Elsevier
The effects of street greenery on the perceptual response to the acoustic comfort of
pedestrian streets in traffic noise environments were examined through an experimental …

Development, scoring, and reliability of the Microscale Audit of Pedestrian Streetscapes (MAPS)

RA Millstein, KL Cain, JF Sallis, TL Conway… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background Streetscape (microscale) features of the built environment can influence
people's perceptions of their neighborhoods' suitability for physical activity. Many microscale …

Validation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) items using geographic information systems

MA Adams, S Ryan, J Kerr… - … of physical activity …, 2009 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Concurrent validity of Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS)
items was evaluated with objective measures of the built environment using geographic …

Attributes of environments supporting walking

AV Moudon, C Lee, AD Cheadle… - American Journal of …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Purpose. This study established a framework to audit environments supporting walking in
neighborhoods. Design. Cross-sectional analysis using a telephone survey and 200 …

Differences in behavior, time, location, and built environment between objectively measured utilitarian and recreational walking

B Kang, AV Moudon, PM Hurvitz, BE Saelens - Transportation research part …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Utilitarian and recreational walking both contribute to physical activity. Yet
walking for these two purposes may be different behaviors. We sought to provide …

Does fear of crime discourage walkers? A social-ecological exploration of fear as a deterrent to walking

S Foster, B Giles-Corti… - Environment and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Few studies have specifically investigated fear of crime as a deterrent to walking. This study
tested the hypothesis that fear would inhibit residents from walking in their local …