Behaviour observation and mapping are useful planning tools to generate evidence to
create people-friendly public spaces. Small-scale interventions are gaining popularity as …

Nowadays, historical neighborhoods in Iran are in a state of decay due to the lack of spatial
legibility with respect to their organic spatial layout. Hence, the level of interaction among …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the hard and soft measures of service
quality and visitors' satisfaction, which ultimately contribute to visitor loyalty to the …

Purpose A threatened sense of safety in public spaces is a problem for liveable
communities. For better public policies, this study investigates multi-dimensional and multi …

Though several previous studies dealt with the social benefits of the characteristics of the
built environment within the concept of social sustainability, the relationship between the …

Although an increase in walking is recommended to improve physical activity and public
health, especially among older adults, the frequency of outdoor pedestrian activities …

Urban parks play a crucial role in enhancing the social interactions of older adults. However,
despite the broad recognition of urban parks' benefits, there is a notable gap in research …

The improvement of walking contributes to maintain the minimum rate of physical activity
and therefore the residents' public health. This is while the amount of walking in daily …

The design characteristics of urban parks' pathways are important in facilitating leisure
walking and maintaining the minimum rate of physical activity, thus improving public health …

Abstract The Republic of Korea has the highest suicide rate of older population among
OECD countries, and depression is the prevailing factor. While it is well-known that the …