@article{81353746cdf149ca88f1a0428011e885,
title = "Evidence for urban design and public health policy and practice: Space syntax metrics and neighborhood walking",
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, Pedestrian, Physical activity, Street configuration, Street pattern, Urban form",
author = "McCormack, {Gavin R.} and Koohsari, {Mohammad Javad} and Liam Turley and Tomoki Nakaya and Ai Shibata and Kaori Ishii and Akitomo Yasunaga and Koichiro Oka",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Foundations Scheme Grant ( FDN-154331 ). KO is supported by the MEXT-Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities, 2015–2019 the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan ( S1511017 ). Appendix A Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 Elsevier Ltd",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
doi = "10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.102277",
language = "English",
volume = "67",
journal = "Health and Place",
issn = "1353-8292",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
}