Assessing the micro-scale environment using Google Street View: the Virtual Systematic Tool for Evaluating Pedestrian Streetscapes (Virtual-STEPS)

Assessing the micro-scale environment using Google Street View: the Virtual Systematic Tool for Evaluating Pedestrian Streetscapes (Virtual-STEPS)

Abstract Background Altering micro-scale features of neighborhood walkability (e.g., benches, sidewalks, and cues of social disorganization or crime) could be a relatively cost-effective method of creating environments that are conducive to active living. Traditionally, measuring the micro-scale env...

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Main Authors: Madeleine Steinmetz-Wood, Kabisha Velauthapillai, Grace O’Brien, Nancy A. Ross
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Micro-scale
Built environment
Pedestrian
Audit
Google Street View
Virtual
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7460-3

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