A Systematic Review on City Liveability Global Research in the Built Environment: Publication and Citation Matrix

Abstract

This study is an investigation of urban liveability issues in the city development. The study focuses on the appraisal of global research output on urban liveability over the period of 35 years . Bibliometric methods had been carried out to identify and evaluate the productivity of top authors, document types, journals, countries, affiliations, and sources. Data were extracted from scholarly literature published in the leading indexing databases namely -Thomson Reuter's Web of Science and Elsevier's SciVerse Scopus. In this note, a quantitative review of the outstanding global research output in the liveability related field to show a major trend of research and shed light on future direction. Data were analysed, presented and discussed the common characteristics in the top journals, hot, and highly cited articles and the focus areas including common keywords across the studies, researched and under-researched fields. The results revealed, ever since 2005, liveability research output is steadily increasing, with 2015 as the most prolific year. Australia, England, and the USA are the most productive countries. Urban Geography, Urban Design International, and International Development Planning Review are the leading journals in the field. While continuous research interest is prevalent in liveability related field with global collaborative potentials, areas receiving the least research attention such as urban transportation, education, and resiliency could give a directional trend for future urban studies. Liveability Research Matrix established in this research were aimed to guide future research in finding the gap across global context, areas and multi-disciplinary.

Adaptation and testing of a microscale audit tool to assess liveability using google street view: MAPS-liveability

“…Liveability is a complex, multi-faceted concept, with varying definitions informed by different theoretical frameworks spanning over twenty years of environmental and health research (Lowe et al, 2013;Giap et al, 2014;Giles-Corti et al, 2014;Valcarcel-Aguiar & Murias, 2019). It is a concept that links public health, urban planning and urban design; and has become a significant focus for policy makers and practitioners, informing their work on infrastructure, construction, health and urban planning (Adam et al, 2017;Higgs et al, 2019;King et al, 2020). By investigating liveability and gaining a greater understanding of the built environment and its characteristics such as accessibility, safety, aesthetics, green and open spaces, we can open up new possibilities for environmental maintenance, regeneration and/or sustainability that can 4 ultimately help lead to improved health and well-being (Adams et al, 2017, Higgs et al, 2019.…”

“…However, despite the upwards trajectory of liveability research over recent decades, there is still currently no standardized and accepted definition of 'liveability' (Adam et al, 2017;Higgs et al, 2019;Valcarcel-Aguiar & Murias, 2019). Upon review of the differing definitions, it is apparent that although each has been refined to suit the focus of specific applications, all definitions to varying degrees, include the concepts of safety, health, sustainability, inclusivity, education, sense of place, transport (including walkability), amenities and living standards which relate to health and well-being; and align with key elements of the social determinants of health (Balas, 2004;Lowe et al, 2013;Giap et al, 2014;Giles-Corti et al, 2014;Valcarcel-Aguiar & Murias, 2019).…”

Landscape-Based Visions as Powerful Boundary Objects in Spatial Planning: Lessons from Three Dutch Projects

“…The livability of the city and the countryside is under great pressure all over the world. Cities face major challenges, such as expanding housing development, densification, flood prevention, and biodiversity decline [1]. In rural areas, waterlogging and drought are increasingly uncertain factors for agriculture.…”