The Relationship of Neighbourhood Built Environment Features and Adult Parents' Walking

Autor:	Marlon G. Boarnet, Craig L. Anderson, Mariela Alfonzo, Kristen Day, Tracy McMillan
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Urban Studies Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Geography Planning and Development Applied psychology Urban design TRIPS architecture Psychology Neighbourhood (mathematics) Simulation Built environment
Zdroj:	Journal of Urban Design. 13:29-51
ISSN:	1469-9664 1357-4809
DOI:	10.1080/13574800701803456
Popis:	Research on urban design and walking often emphasizes macro-scale features of the physical environment, such as block length and number of intersections, that can be measured remotely using GIS and or aerial photographs. In contrast, urban designers emphasize the importance of micro-scale features in individuals' use and experience of neighbourhood environments. This paper moves beyond examining correlations of individual built environment features and walking, to begin to test proposals about which composite characteristics of the built environment (safety, comfort, etc.) may have the greatest impact on walking. Several urban design characteristics of 11 neighbourhoods throughout California were observed. Self-report, adult walking data on the number and types of walking trips were obtained from surveys administered to parents of 3rd–5th graders. Urban design features related to both accessibility and safety are associated with the amount of walking that adults do in their neighbourhoods. Grouping relate...
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