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Evidence for urban design and public health policy and practice : Space syntax metrics and neighborhood walking
McCormack, Gavin R. Koohsari, Mohammad Javad Turley, Liam Nakaya, Tomoki Shibata, Ai Ishii, Kaori Yasunaga, Akitomo Oka, Koichiro
McCormack, Gavin R.
Koohsari, Mohammad Javad
Turley, Liam
Nakaya, Tomoki
Shibata, Ai
Ishii, Kaori
Yasunaga, Akitomo
Oka, Koichiro
Abstract
Most walkability indices do not capture the topological structure of urban forms. Space syntax models these topological relationships. We estimated associations between the space syntax measure of street integration and walkability (SSW) and neighborhood-specific leisure (LW) and transportation (TW) walking among 4422 Canadian adults. Street integration and SSW were found to be positively associated with TW and LW participation in a usual week. A one-unit increase in SSW was associated with a 6-min increase in usual weekly minutes of TW. Street integration and SSW were also positively associated with TW participation in the last week. Higher street integration and walkability conceptualized using space syntax support neighborhood walking.
Keywords
built environment, physical activity, street configuration, pedestrian, urban form, street pattern
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
Health and Place
Book
Volume
67
Issue
Page Range
1-5
Article Number
Article 102277
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