JAUE2024-013: The Built Environment Attributes and Walkability: A Review and Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Walkability was defined as the degree to which the built environment is friendly to people’s walk, it plays an important role in promoting the physical and mental health for residents and livable cities construction. The walkability studies have been increasingly interested by researchers around the world. This study focuses on analyzing the impact of built environment attributes on walkability by using CiteSpace software. The literature review covered 256 articles searched on Scopus and Web of Science between 2000 and 2023. First, this study gives a general view of recent research of walkability based on a CiteSpace bibliometric analysis. Second, we provide a detailed critical review of walkability from three aspects, including classification of built environment attributes, walkability measurement and walkability applications. Finally, the study discusses research trends and future directions. This study provides a greater understanding of how environmental attributes affect walkability and identifies gaps and issues that should be analyzed in depth in the future. This review may be useful for researchers and urban planners in related fields to conduct walkability research and specify strategies to improve walkability.