Abstract
To test the influence of urban built environment on walkability in mainland Chinese cities, this study developed a questionnaire to perceive the residents' perception of walkability around their neighborhood, which was based on the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale-Abbreviated (NEWS-A), and modified to reflect the characteristics of mainland Chinese built environment and people's behavior mode. To perceive the final version of Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Mainland China (NEWS-MC), We made a pilot study which include 50 samples, then interview 350 residents from 4 selected residential districts in Harbin which were different in walkability attributes and economic status. The final version of the NEWS-MC included 8 subscales and 5 single items (81 items in total). Test-retest reliability showed moderate to high except 1 subscale. In total, the NEWS-MC could illustrate residents' perceptions of walkability attributes in mainland Chinese cities and could be use in other Chinese urban attributes studies related to walking.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 012016 |
| Journal | IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - 30 Dec 2017 |
| Event | 2017 International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Energy Engineering, EI2E 2017 - Shanghai, China Duration: 19 Oct 2017 → 22 Oct 2017 |
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