http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).10
10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).10
Published : Mar 2025
Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan
Developing cities depend on walkability for urban livability because their planning systems prioritize cars over pedestrians. The research analyzes how urban shape influences land use while determining walkability in Hyderabad, Pakistan, to find solutions for cultivating accessible pedestrian-oriented living spaces. The study utilized mixed-methods analysis, including GIS mapping with behavioral observations and walkability index calculation, to examine three urban locations (Qasimabad, Auto Bhan, and Chandni Mobile Market). The study revealed that streets in the sample area have only 30% walkable conditions despite the finding that 70% of sidewalks are without shade. The research proposes implementing a "15-Minute City" plan, which unites compact buildings with pedestrian paths and green spaces for urban development. Urban sustainability research achieves new progress when it demonstrates that both medium-scale and small-scale development interventions work toward achieving SDG 11.2 objectives for cities.
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(1) Uzma Arisar
Lecturer, Department of Architecture and Planning, Shaheed Allah Buksh Soomro University of Art, Design and Heritages, 76062, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(2) Sabeen Qureshi
Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, 76062, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan.
(3) Rabia Soomro
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Campus, Khairpur Mir's, Sindh, Pakistan.
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APA : Arisar, U., Qureshi, S., & Soomro, R. (2025). Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, X(I), 116-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).10
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CHICAGO : Arisar, Uzma, Sabeen Qureshi, and Rabia Soomro. 2025. "Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, X (I): 116-123 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).10
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HARVARD : ARISAR, U., QURESHI, S. & SOOMRO, R. 2025. Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, X, 116-123.
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MHRA : Arisar, Uzma, Sabeen Qureshi, and Rabia Soomro. 2025. "Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, X: 116-123
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MLA : Arisar, Uzma, Sabeen Qureshi, and Rabia Soomro. "Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, X.I (2025): 116-123 Print.
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OXFORD : Arisar, Uzma, Qureshi, Sabeen, and Soomro, Rabia (2025), "Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, X (I), 116-123
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TURABIAN : Arisar, Uzma, Sabeen Qureshi, and Rabia Soomro. "Urban Form and Walkability: Assessing Meso- and Micro-Scale Interventions to Enhance Livability in Hyderabad, Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review X, no. I (2025): 116-123. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2025(X-I).10