Table 2 Concept and formulae for the neighbourhood environment attributes
Indices | Concept | Formulae |
|---|---|---|
Density measures for the total buffer area | Population density | Number of persons within the buffer / Total buffer area |
Housing density | Number of housing units within the buffer / Total buffer area | |
Density measures for the residential area | Population density | Number of persons within the buffer / Total residential buffer area |
Housing density | Number of housing units within the buffer / Total residential buffer area | |
Built area measures | Number of buildings per total buffer area | Total number of buildings per buffer area |
Building foot print area within the total buffer area | Building footprint area in the buffer excluding vacant or agricultural land uses. | |
Access and connectivity | Length of major roads within the total buffer area | Length of major road with both interstates and ramps removed per total buffer area |
Length of other roads within the total buffer area | Length of other road with both interstates and ramps removed per total buffer area | |
Number of intersections within the total buffer area | Number of intersections within the buffer area | |
Number of bus stops within the total buffer area | Number of bus stops within the buffer area | |
Distance to facility | To nearest major roads | Straight line distance to nearest major roads |
To nearest beach | Straight line distance to nearest beach | |
To nearest park | Straight line distance to nearest park |