It has long been recognised that urban form impacts on health outcomes and their
determinants. There is growing interest in creating indicators of liveability to measure …

This study reviews the sustainable urban design concept and identifies critical factors for
enhancing social sustainability of urban renewal projects. Through a questionnaire survey …

The visual landscape plays a pivotal role in urban planning and healthy cities. Recent
studies of visual evaluation focus on either objective or subjective approach, while …

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 …

What exactly is meant by the term 'walkability'? In professional, research and public debates
the term is used to refer to several quite different kinds of phenomena. Some discussions …

One major limitation currently with studying street level urban design qualities for walkability
is the often inconsistent and unreliable measures of streetscape features across different …

The smart city concept has emerged as an attractive label to address pressing issues of
global urbanization and combat the critical challenges to attain sustainable development …

This study uses home-based trips obtained from the 2003 Montréal Origin–Destination
survey to examine the correlation of walkability scores with household travel behavior while …

Transit oriented development (TOD), which is generally understood as the provision of
higher-density, mixed-use, amenity-rich, and walkable development around rapid transit …

Abstract Development of non-motorized modes of transportation has recently become a
common trait among urban planners toward sustainable transportation, and walkability has …