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Decision-making on walkability improvements in the context of broader power dynamics: Review of evidence and analysis of case studies in New Zealand and the UK; Summary report (2024)
Report

This report is one of the outputs of the project “Accessible walking for all, from words to action: engaging diverse voices to better understand decision-making determinants”, realised with the support of the Vice-Chancelor’s Early Career Research Gr... Read More about Decision-making on walkability improvements in the context of broader power dynamics: Review of evidence and analysis of case studies in New Zealand and the UK; Summary report.

City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities (2022)
Journal Article

City planning policies influence urban lifestyles, health, and sustainability. We assessed policy frameworks for city planning for 25 cities across 19 lower-middle-income countries, upper-middle-income countries, and high-income countries to identify... Read More about City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities.

Using open data and open-source software to develop spatial indicators of urban design and transport features for achieving healthy and sustainable cities (2022)
Journal Article

Benchmarking and monitoring of urban design and transport features is crucial to achieving local and international health and sustainability goals. However, most urban indicator frameworks use coarse spatial scales that either only allow between-city... Read More about Using open data and open-source software to develop spatial indicators of urban design and transport features for achieving healthy and sustainable cities.

How street quality influences the walking experience: An inquiry into the perceptions of adults with diverse ages and disabilities (2021)
Journal Article

The benefits of walking are now well understood. However, there is still no consensus on what causes people to forego short walking trips. This study examined users’ perceptions on trips usually walked, as well as perceptions of desirable trips withi... Read More about How street quality influences the walking experience: An inquiry into the perceptions of adults with diverse ages and disabilities.

Clearing the path to transcend barriers to walking: Analysis of associations between perceptions and walking behaviour (2021)
Journal Article

Walkability is much studied, but the relative importance of perceptions and motivations is still not consensual. This study took a holistic approach to examine the comparative importance of a range of possible perceptions, motivations and individual... Read More about Clearing the path to transcend barriers to walking: Analysis of associations between perceptions and walking behaviour.

Why do people walk? Role of the built environment and state of development of a social model of walkability (2020)
Journal Article

A significant body of evidence exists on walking as a behaviour. The socio-ecological framework outlines multi-level influences encompassing individual, social/ organizational, and environmental aspects. “Walkability” is much discussed, but it is not... Read More about Why do people walk? Role of the built environment and state of development of a social model of walkability.

Net Zero: The future of Bristol's transport system - Reporting on FUTURES relay workshop undertaken with Bristolians
Report

Transport planning is a discipline in transition, where traditional techno-rational approaches coexist with an emerging practice contributing address the environmental, social, and economic crises. While there is a growing recognition of the need for... Read More about Net Zero: The future of Bristol's transport system - Reporting on FUTURES relay workshop undertaken with Bristolians.