The development of a walkability audit. Based on Iranian cities pedestrian environment

Soltani, Alì and Hosseinpour, M. and Zare, P. and Sholeh, M. (2018) The development of a walkability audit. Based on Iranian cities pedestrian environment. TeMA Journal of Land Use, Mobility and Environment, SP/01 (01/18). pp. 95-108. ISSN 1970-9870

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Abstract

Given its influence on public health and the vehicle usage, along with its negative consequences, walkability has attracted much attention in recent decades. Meanwhile, the development of a method to measure walkability of urban areas for the purpose of improving this feature is of utmost importance. Hence, after a comprehensive investigation of environmental measures which are related to the users’ walking behavior, the researchers attempted to develop an efficient and reliable environmental audit tool based on these measures. Following the development of a protocol for utilization and management of the tool, we designed two different tests to validate it. The participants were taught how to use the tool, then, it was tested in the Eram neighborhood of Shiraz (Fars province, Iran). The statistical analysis of the obtained data showed that 13 of the environmental measures were not reliable to be used in various environments. However, given the remaining 50 items, the tool is valid for being applied to other urban areas.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative 700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica 700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica > 711 Urbanistica (Pianificazione territoriale) (Classificare le opere d'insieme su Urbanistica e Architettura in 720; classificare le opere interdisciplinari sull'Urbanistica in 307.12) 700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica > 711 Urbanistica (Pianificazione territoriale) (Classificare le opere d'insieme su Urbanistica e Architettura in 720; classificare le opere interdisciplinari sull'Urbanistica in 307.12) > 711.5 Pianificazione per specifici tipi di area (Classificare qui la pianificazione per il recupero urbano di specifici tipi di area) 700 Arti, Belle arti e Arti decorative > 710 Urbanistica e paesistica > 711 Urbanistica (Pianificazione territoriale) (Classificare le opere d'insieme su Urbanistica e Architettura in 720; classificare le opere interdisciplinari sull'Urbanistica in 307.12) > 711.7 Infrastrutture per i trasporti
Depositing User:	Rosa Anna La Rocca
Date Deposited:	05 Jul 2018 09:57
Last Modified:	05 Jul 2018 16:12
URI:	http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/18019

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