Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks
<p dir="ltr">Urban sprawl and increasing population density in urban centers create the challenge to finding ways of sustainable transportation solutions that preserve the convenience of residents while reducing emissions. Therefore, walkability is a core urban design element because...
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| author | Abdulla Baobeid (14070789) |
| author2 | Muammer Koç (8350053) Sami G. Al-Ghamdi (792755) |
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| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2021-09-30T03:00:00Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.3389/fbuil.2021.721218 |
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| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Built environment and design Urban and regional planning walkability evaluations health sustainability livability built environment |
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| description | <p dir="ltr">Urban sprawl and increasing population density in urban centers create the challenge to finding ways of sustainable transportation solutions that preserve the convenience of residents while reducing emissions. Therefore, walkability is a core urban design element because of being advantageous onto three fronts: health, livability, and sustainability. Adopting walkability as urban solution relieves conceptual and practical tensions between the individualistic interests manifested in the desire to own and use private cars, and the need to reduce transportation-based consumption. This review advocates that long-term health benefits from walking and physical activity are the premier incentive to repurpose our cities to be more sustainable and more walking friendly, and spark behavioral change into reducing car dependency for all daily transportations. The review inspects physical elements of the built environment that make the walking trip feasible and desirable, such as connectivity, accessibility, and closeness of destination points, presence of greenness and parks, commercial retail, and proximity to transit hubs and stations. Hence, this review explores a few popular walkability evaluation indices and frameworks that employ subjective, objective, and/or distinctive methods within variant environmental, cultural, and national context. There is no unified universal standardized walkability theory despite the need for rigorous evaluation tools for policy makers and developers. Furthermore, there is a lack of emphasis on air quality and thermal stress while approaching walkability, despite being important elements in the walking experience. Research opportunities in the field of walkability can leverage location tracking from smart devices and identify the interaction patterns of pedestrians with other transportation modes, especially for those with fundamental movement challenges such as wheelchair users.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Built Environment<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.721218" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.721218</a></p> |
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| spelling | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation FrameworksAbdulla Baobeid (14070789)Muammer Koç (8350053)Sami G. Al-Ghamdi (792755)Built environment and designUrban and regional planningwalkability evaluationshealthsustainabilitylivabilitybuilt environment<p dir="ltr">Urban sprawl and increasing population density in urban centers create the challenge to finding ways of sustainable transportation solutions that preserve the convenience of residents while reducing emissions. Therefore, walkability is a core urban design element because of being advantageous onto three fronts: health, livability, and sustainability. Adopting walkability as urban solution relieves conceptual and practical tensions between the individualistic interests manifested in the desire to own and use private cars, and the need to reduce transportation-based consumption. This review advocates that long-term health benefits from walking and physical activity are the premier incentive to repurpose our cities to be more sustainable and more walking friendly, and spark behavioral change into reducing car dependency for all daily transportations. The review inspects physical elements of the built environment that make the walking trip feasible and desirable, such as connectivity, accessibility, and closeness of destination points, presence of greenness and parks, commercial retail, and proximity to transit hubs and stations. Hence, this review explores a few popular walkability evaluation indices and frameworks that employ subjective, objective, and/or distinctive methods within variant environmental, cultural, and national context. There is no unified universal standardized walkability theory despite the need for rigorous evaluation tools for policy makers and developers. Furthermore, there is a lack of emphasis on air quality and thermal stress while approaching walkability, despite being important elements in the walking experience. Research opportunities in the field of walkability can leverage location tracking from smart devices and identify the interaction patterns of pedestrians with other transportation modes, especially for those with fundamental movement challenges such as wheelchair users.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Frontiers in Built Environment<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.721218" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.721218</a></p>2021-09-30T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.3389/fbuil.2021.721218https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Walkability_and_Its_Relationships_With_Health_Sustainability_and_Livability_Elements_of_Physical_Environment_and_Evaluation_Frameworks/26965108CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/269651082021-09-30T03:00:00Z |
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| title | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks |
| title_full | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks |
| title_fullStr | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks |
| title_short | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks |
| title_sort | Walkability and Its Relationships With Health, Sustainability, and Livability: Elements of Physical Environment and Evaluation Frameworks |
| topic | Built environment and design Urban and regional planning walkability evaluations health sustainability livability built environment |