A Scoping Review of Urban Livability Indicators

Abstract

Livability is the “right” to live where all citizens can enjoy adequate housing, health care, educational opportunities, consumption, and leisure. This definition can be used as a tool to measure an area’s standard of living conditions and protect the residents’ rights to a standard of living. Therefore, a systematic review of indicators for measuring livability is essential. In this study, urban livability indicators were derived by the “Scoping Review” method. Based on the guidelines of JBI and PRISMA-ScR, research institutes that provide guidelines related to systematic reviews and meta-analyses, 20 articles were extracted from 1,193 articles published between 2000 and 2021. Results of the study show that, first, multi-dimensional indicators were used to measure urban livability. Second, the derived indicators for each dimension were linked or frequently intersected. Third, a conceptual framework of urban livability indicators was presented. This study is unique in that it attempted a a scoping review of urban livability indicators research and derived indicators according to spatial scale and time step.