Neighborhood walkability indices obtained from the Housing and Land Survey

Abstract

Neighborhood walkability represents physical supports for walking in urban environments, and an increasing number of studies have been conducted to investigate its potential influence on health of residents.  In Japan, improving nation's health is an urgent, inevitable issue in order to prepare for the quickly approaching super-aging society.  The present research utilizes the Housing and Land Survey to extract quantitative walkability indices and examines relationships between them.