Lu Daming, Zhao Yajing, Zhang Wenjia

Keywords： Built Environment; Travel Behavior; Accessibility Framework; Non-linear Relationship; Literature Review

Abstract：

Exploring the relationship between the built environment and travel behavior provides theoretical support for sustainable urban development. We find that the 5D framework and the linear assumption of built environment-travel research are not suitable for China by comparing the development history of the built environment of Chinese and Western cities, as well as the built environment-travel behavior research. Furthermore, we find that the 3A framework, including regional accessibility, local accessibility, and transportation accessibility, and the nonlinear assumption of built environment-travel research is suitable for Chinese cities. Besides, we also divide the types of non-linear relationships in built environment-travel research based on existing empirical cases. This research provides a new idea for revisiting the built environment-travel relationship in the Chinese urban context, particularly when China’s urban development changes from stock planning to incremental planning. Thus, exploring the humanistic and refined built environment-travel relationship has become an important trend.

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