Article: Objective assessment of walking environments in ultra-dense cities: Development and reliability of the Environment in Asia Scan Tool-Hong Kong version (EAST-HK)

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TitleObjective assessment of walking environments in ultra-dense cities: Development and reliability of the Environment in Asia Scan Tool-Hong Kong version (EAST-HK)
AuthorsCerin, E1
Chan, KW1
Macfarlane, DJ1
Lee, KY1
Lai, PC1
KeywordsAsia
Environmental audit
Test-retest reliability
Ultra-dense metropolis
Walkability
Issue Date2011
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/healthplace
CitationHealth And Place, 2011, v. 17 n. 4, p. 937-945 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.005
AbstractThe 91-item Environment in Asia Scan Tool-Hong Kong (EAST-HK) was developed to objectively assess aspects of the neighbourhood environment hypothesised to affect walking in Hong Kong and similar ultra-dense Asian metropolises. Reliability was assessed by four pairs of raters auditing 422 street segments, 204 on two occasions. Seventy-one items showed sufficient variability and reliability. These can be used to estimate neighbourhood walkability in Hong Kong. Fourteen items showed good reliability but limited variability and may be used in a more variable context. Auditing of only 50% of street segments may be sufficient to obtain representative estimates of neighbourhood walkability. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
ISSN1353-8292
2011 Impact Factor: 2.669
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.110
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.005
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000292788400010
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dc.contributor.authorCerin, E
dc.contributor.authorChan, KW
dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane, DJ
dc.contributor.authorLee, KY
dc.contributor.authorLai, PC
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T06:03:55Z
dc.date.available2011-09-23T06:03:55Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractThe 91-item Environment in Asia Scan Tool-Hong Kong (EAST-HK) was developed to objectively assess aspects of the neighbourhood environment hypothesised to affect walking in Hong Kong and similar ultra-dense Asian metropolises. Reliability was assessed by four pairs of raters auditing 422 street segments, 204 on two occasions. Seventy-one items showed sufficient variability and reliability. These can be used to estimate neighbourhood walkability in Hong Kong. Fourteen items showed good reliability but limited variability and may be used in a more variable context. Auditing of only 50% of street segments may be sufficient to obtain representative estimates of neighbourhood walkability. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.
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dc.identifier.citationHealth And Place, 2011, v. 17 n. 4, p. 937-945 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.005
dc.identifier.citeulike9252876
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.04.005
dc.identifier.epage945
dc.identifier.hkuros192951
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000292788400010
dc.identifier.issn1353-8292
2011 Impact Factor: 2.669
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.110
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.pmid21550291
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79958067217
dc.identifier.spage937
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139966
dc.identifier.volume17
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/healthplace
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofHealth and Place
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshCities
dc.subject.meshEnvironment Design
dc.subject.meshQuestionnaires - standards
dc.subject.meshReproducibility of Results
dc.subject.meshWalking
dc.subjectAsia
dc.subjectEnvironmental audit
dc.subjectTest-retest reliability
dc.subjectUltra-dense metropolis
dc.subjectWalkability
dc.titleObjective assessment of walking environments in ultra-dense cities: Development and reliability of the Environment in Asia Scan Tool-Hong Kong version (EAST-HK)
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong