SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE WALKABILITY OF URBAN AREAS

Abstract

The article presents a systematic review of contemporary methods for the quantitative assessment of walkability, with a distinction between Russian- and English-language studies, conducted in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. The aim of the research is to systematize the approaches used to construct composite walkability indices, identify the sets of metrics and data sources underlying these methods, and compare Russian and international publications. The analysis reveals substantial methodological diversity in walkability assessment and highlights a growing trend toward the use of machine learning techniques for deriving input data for metric calculation. It is shown that Russian-language studies are few in number, rely exclusively on open data sources, and employ a more limited range of metrics compared to English-language publications.