Measurement Quality Appraisal Instrument for Evaluation of Walkability Assessment Tools Based on Walking Needs

Sanaz Tabatabaee, Mahdi Aghaabbasi, Amir Mahdiyar, Rosilawati Zainol and Syuhaida Ismail
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Sanaz Tabatabaee: Green Cities and Construction Research Group, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia
Mahdi Aghaabbasi: Centre for Sustainable Urban Planning and Real Estate (SUPRE), Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Built Environment, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Amir Mahdiyar: School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang 11800, Malaysia
Rosilawati Zainol: Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
Syuhaida Ismail: Green Cities and Construction Research Group, Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 20, 1-22

Abstract: Walking is a sustainable commute mode, and walkability is considered an essential sign of sustainable mobility. To date, many walkability assessment tools have been developed to assess the walkability conditions across the world. However, there is a paucity of comprehensive methods to assess current walkability tools based on walking needs and ensure all walking requirements are included. Thus, researchers and experts are unable to select the most comprehensive tool systematically. The present study attempts to develop a system to evaluate the quality of the existing tools. The instrument focuses on factors related to walking needs frequently observed in all types of walkability assessment tools. Hence, a pilot measurement quality appraisal instrument (MQAI) is developed and tested by a research team with planning and public health backgrounds. The final MQAI is tested by suitable reliability, criterion, and content validity tests. Most appraisal scales display moderate to high reliability for both audits and questionnaires. The MQAI appears as ready for use in several applications, including meta-analyses and systematic reviews. Additionally, the MQAI can be used by practitioners and planners to identify the most comprehensive and efficient assessment tools based on their needs.

Keywords: sustainable commute mode; walkability assessment tool; measurement quality appraisal; walking environment; walking needs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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