Urban form and physical activity through transport: a review based on the d-variable framework

JL Kent, M Crane, N Waidyatillake, M Stevenson… - Transport …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The potential to encourage physical activity through the use of active transport modes,
particularly walking and cycling, is of interest to public health and planning professionals …

A GIS-based method for evaluating the walkability of a pedestrian environment and prioritised investments

G D'Orso, M Migliore - Journal of transport geography, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the large investments made in the construction and modernisation of railway
infrastructure, poor quality pedestrian routes may discourage users from using public …

Spatial distribution of ride-hailing trip demand and its association with walkability and neighborhood characteristics

O Marquet - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite the recent growth and popularity of ride-hailing services throughout the world,
there's still a lack of research on its determinants. This paper aims to examine the …

Active travel in sustainable urban mobility plans. An Italian overview

I Maltese, V Gatta, E Marcucci - Research in Transportation Business & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (SUMP) has been identified as the privileged
tool for addressing economic, social, and environmental issues in transport policy at the …

Street network morphology and active mobility to school: Applying space syntax methodology in Shiraz, Iran

A Soltani, M Javadpoor, F Shams… - Journal of Transport & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Previous research has found that built environment features (eg, density,
diversity and design) influence children's mode of transportation choice during school …

Study on distribution characteristic of tourism attractions in international cultural tourism demonstration region in South Anhui in China

J Xu, P Wang - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Taking data of tourism attractions in international cultural tourism demonstration region in
South Anhui in China, this study summarized the distribution characteristics of tourism …

Towards walkability enhancement: A systematic review and future directions

Z Liang, HK Lo, KF Ng - Available at SSRN 4013437, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
Walking, as a transportation mode, contributes to not only individual well-being but also
environmental sustainability. Though often neglected in the transport planning process that …

A study on the walkability of Zijingang east campus of Zhejiang University: based on network distance walk score

T Mu, Y Lao - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the generally poor planning of new university campuses in China today, students
living in these places normally do not walk as often as they should, and with studies showing …

An examination of the impact of neighbourhood walking environments on the likelihood of residents of dense urban areas becoming overweight or obese

W Yang, X Zhen, W Gao… - The Canadian Geographer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
With the development of urbanization in China, obesity is becoming a serious problem, and
the relationship between walking environments and obesity has attracted considerable …

Developing a Methodology to Assess Pedestrian Walkability in the City Markets Using Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Techniques

HR Khan, MA Ahmed, M Dutta - Transportation Research …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
City markets are one of the busiest urban areas in India and experience heavy pedestrian
footfall. This study uses multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) techniques to rank market …