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

2017 International Conference on Environmental, Industrial and Energy Engineering

生态环境科学;工业技术;能源学

Ye, Yang^1 ; Fei, Teng^2 ; Mei, Hongyuan^1,2

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

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

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/104/1/012016/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/104/1/012016

来源: IOP

【 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.