Residents' Perceptions of Walkability Attributes in Mainland China: Reliability and Validity

[摘要] 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.

[发布机构] School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 66 Xidazhi Street, Harbin, China^1;Architecture Design and Research Institute, Harbin Institute of Technology, No. 93 Huanghe Road, Harbin, China^2

[效力级别] 工业技术

[关键词] Built environment;Mainland chinas;Mainland Chinese;Neighborhood environment;Reliability and validity;Residential districts;Residents' perceptions;Test-retest reliability