Abstract

Walking is a sustainable mode of transport and a healthy way of doing physical activity. Walkability is a concept that has gained enormous popularity in recent years due to its potential to promote more sustainable urban environments and healthy lifestyles. This paper provides a literature review to analyze the influence of built environment attributes on walkability. The Scopus and Web of Science databases were chosen to survey the peer-reviewed documents published up to June 2020. A total of 132 documents were selected by the search. The review of these 132 documents showed that various built environment attributes were differently analyzed and assessed. More specifically, the search identified 32 built environment attributes that were assessed by using 63 measures. Intersection density, residential density and land use mix were the most used attributes for assessing walkability, namely by using objective methods, such as ratios and spatial score tools. In turn, attributes related to streetscape design and security were much less adopted in walkability assessments. This paper provides additional insights into how built environment attributes influence walkability and identifies gaps and issues that should be analyzed in-depth in the future. The review could be helpful for researchers and urban planners in developing walkability studies and in defining policies to improve walkability.

摘要

步行是一种可持续的交通方式，也是一种健康的体育锻炼方式。可步行性是一个近年来广受欢迎的概念，因为它具有促进更可持续的城市环境和健康生活方式的潜力。本文通过文献综述来分析建筑环境属性对步行性的影响。选择 Scopus 和 Web of Science 数据库来调查截至 2020 年 6 月发布的经过同行评审的文件。搜索共选择了 132 份文件。对这 132 份文件的审查表明，对各种建筑环境属性进行了不同的分析和评估。更具体地说，搜索确定了 32 个建筑环境属性，这些属性是通过使用 63 项措施进行评估的。交叉点密度，住宅密度和土地利用组合是评估步行性最常用的属性，即使用客观方法，例如比率和空间评分工具。反过来，与街景设计和安全相关的属性在步行性评估中的采用率要低得多。本文提供了关于建筑环境属性如何影响步行性的更多见解，并确定了未来应深入分析的差距和问题。该审查可能有助于研究人员和城市规划者开展步行性研究和制定改善步行性的政策。本文提供了关于建筑环境属性如何影响步行性的更多见解，并确定了未来应深入分析的差距和问题。该审查可能有助于研究人员和城市规划者开展步行性研究和制定改善步行性的政策。本文提供了关于建筑环境属性如何影响步行性的更多见解，并确定了未来应深入分析的差距和问题。该审查可能有助于研究人员和城市规划者开展步行性研究和制定改善步行性的政策。