This video was inspired by Prof. Michael Southworth's paper on walkable environments. Southworth posits that in order to develop more walkable urban environments, 6 design criteria need to be present.
The second half of the video focuses on Path Context - the sixth and least understood of the design considerations. The theory draws on work by Kevin Lynch, Raymond Isaacs, Gordon Cullen, Jan Gehl and others.
Resources
1. How can Planners prioritise active travel? RTPI online
2. Southworth, M (2005) Designing the Walkable City. Journal of Urban Planning and Development 131 (4) 246-257.
3.What is a 20 minute neighbourhood?, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning Victoria
4. https://www.sustrans.org.uk
5. Lynch, K. (1960) The Image of the City (Cambridge: The MIT Press)
6. https://semanurcan.wordpress.com
7. Cullen G. (1961) Townscape (New York, Reinhold)
8. Bentley, I, Alcock, A, Murrain, P, McGlynn, S, Smith, G (1985) Responsive Environments: A Manual for Designers (London: Architectural Press Elsevier)
9. Isaacs, R. (2001) The subjective duration of time in the experience of urban places. J. Urban Design, 62, 109–127.
10. Gehl J. (1987) Life between Buildings (New York, Van Nostrand)