Measuring the Unmeasurable: Urban Design Qualities Related to Walkability

By R. Ewing, S. Handy. 2009

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Subfields: Building and Construction, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Transportation

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Citations in the corpus

Beyond Technology: Demand-Side Solutions for Climate Change Mitigation (2016, background): “When urban space is pleasant and safe—characterized by people-centric design, aesthetically appealing vegetation, and a mix of interesting and lively street life—it fosters walking and other nonmotorized transport as well as public transport modes (24).”
Perceived urban design qualities and affective experiences of walking (2016, background): “…results substantiate the importance of considering PuDQs related to the pleasurability of the urban environment, i.e. complexity of built features (Ewing and Handy 2009), aesthetics, including interesting, noticeable and pleasant details (Pikora et al. 2003; Day et al. 2006; Handy, Cao, and…”
A Systematic Review of Agreement Between Perceived and Objective Neighborhood Environment Measures and Associations With Physical Activity Outcomes (2017, methodology): “A theoretical causal sequence in which the objective neighborhood environment influences perceptions, which in turn influence behavior is suggested by the StimulusOrganism-Response (SOR) theory and conceptual frameworks proposed by Ewing and Handy (2009) and Kremers and colleagues (2006).”
Meso- or micro-scale? Environmental factors influencing pedestrian satisfaction (2014, background): “In travel behavior research, a considerable amount of studies has focused on residential preference and traveler’s attitude, in pursuit of controlling for self-selection (e.g. Ewing and Handy, 2009; Mokhtarian and Cao, 2008).”
Measuring walkability for distinct pedestrian groups with a participatory assessment method: A case study in Lisbon (2017, methodology): “Moreover, there have been techniques developed to address different scales, from the neighbourhood area to the street segments and even intersections (Ewing & Handy, 2009; Leslie, Cerin, duToit, Owen, & Bauman, 2007; Maghelal & Capp, 2011).”