Free and open source tools present numerous opportunities to support current urban
planning practice. However, their overview is fragmented, and the uptake among planning …

Walkability has emerged as not only a set of indexes and metrics but a normative discourse.
This review of walkability studies draws on English, Spanish and Portuguese literatures, as …

The concept of urban 'walkability'has come to occupy a key role at the nexus of a series of
multidisciplinary fields connecting urban design and planning to broader issues of public …

In recent years, the design (and re-design) of cities to encourage walkability has taken on
new urgency as part of a wider campaign for sustainable urban development …

In terms of residual physical activities suitable for most elderly individuals, walking is also
the favoured form of mobility in this group, in particular for those aged 75 and over. For this …

Space syntax analysis of the city as a movement economy has made major contributions to
our understanding of the spatial structure of cities, particularly the importance of a map** …

Contemporary cities require excellent walking conditions to support human physical activity,
increase humans' well-being, reduce traffic, and create a healthy urban environment …

In this important contribution to urban studies, Juliet Davis makes the case for a more ethical
and humane approach to city development and management. With a range of illustrative …

Focusing on the mobility aspects of big cities and metropolises, the paper starts with the
assessment that the Slow City is linked, in terms of mobility, to slowing down traffic. This …

Research has sufficiently documented the built environment correlates of walking. However,
evidence is limited in investigating the comparative associations of micro-(streetscape …