Walkability of local Walkability of local communities communities Using geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes 1 TECHNION-Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning Urban and Regional Planning ןןןןןןן- יייי יייייייי יייייי ייייייי ייייייייייי יייייי יייי- ייייי ייייי ייייייי207020 י"י י'יייי י'ייייי ייי ייייLeslie, E., Coffee, N., Frank, L., Owen, N., Baumann, A., Hugo, G. Elsevier Publishing Ltd. – Health & Place Vol. 13 Issue 1 2007
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Walkability of local Walkability of local communitiescommunitiesUsing geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes
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TECHNION-Israel Institute of TechnologyFaculty of Architecture and Town Planning
Urban and Regional Planning
מכון טכנולוגי לישראל- הטכניון
הפקולטה לארכיטקטורה ובינוי ערים
תכנון ערים ואזורים
207020שיטות תכנון מתקדמות - ד"ר ג'קלין ג'ובראן אבו דאוד
Leslie, E., Coffee, N., Frank, L., Owen, N., Baumann, A., Hugo, G.Elsevier Publishing Ltd. – Health & Place Vol. 13 Issue 1 2007
◦ To compete with other travel modes need <800 meters distance between destinations
Connectivity◦ Street network
design Directness of pathways
between destinations
Lack of relevant data◦ Presence of
Sidewalks
Sorry, that’s LESS than 800 Meters
GIS IN THE GIS IN THE AUSTRALIAN AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT: ADELAIDE CONTEXT: ADELAIDE STATISTICAL DIVISONSTATISTICAL DIVISONSource: http://www.bugbog.com/images/maps/australia-map.jpg Only used to study
accessibility to recreational facilities
This study used existing approach from USA’s Neighborhood Quality of Life Study
Need for smallest available spatial units: Census Collection Districts