Evidence for urban design and public health policy and practice: Space syntax metrics and neighborhood walking

Gavin R. McCormack; Mohammad Javad Koohsari; Liam Turley; Tomoki Nakaya; Ai Shibata; Kaori Ishii; Akitomo Yasunaga; Koichiro Oka

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102277

Evidence for urban design and public health policy and practice: Space syntax metrics and neighborhood walking

Gavin R. McCormack^*, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Liam Turley, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka

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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.

Original language	English
Article number	102277
Journal	Health and Place
Volume	67
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102277
Publication status	Published - 2021 Jan

Keywords

Built environment
Pedestrian
Physical activity
Street configuration
Street pattern
Urban form

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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