Barriers and their Influence on the Mobility Behavior of Elder Pedestrians in Urban Areas: Challenges and Best Practice for Walkability in the City of Vienna

Strohmeier, Flora

doi:10.1016/j.trpro.2016.05.184

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“…Furthermore, older people face many other barriers while walking. A study in Austria [26] revealed that many older people are impacted by the high speed of vehicles and the lack of crosswalks within walking distance. In addition, the bad quality of the sidewalk surface (i.e., cobblestones), their narrowness, and the cars parked on them constitute important obstacles.…”

Section: Older People's Pedestrian Mobility In the Historic Centersmentioning

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“…The concretization of an accessible and walkable pedestrian network which meets these desirable characteristics can be difficult, especially in historical cities. The needs and limitations of older people do not necessarily match the built environment of historic centers nor their heritage preservation needs [26]. Furthermore, the diversity of historic centers and their characteristics-precisely one of the aspects that makes heritage valuablealso makes it difficult to generalize certain aspects of their built environments.…”

Section: Older People's Pedestrian Mobility In the Historic Centersmentioning

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An Application of the Walkability Index for Elderly Health—WIEH. The Case of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Porto, Portugal

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This work provides a follow-up to the article Walkability Index for Elderly Health: A Proposal, published in 2020. Previous research linked the quality of public spaces, walkability characteristics relevant to older people, and the direct health benefits of walking for the same target group. The present article, on the other hand, aims to validate the conceptual design of the walkability index for elderly health (WIEH), developed by the authors in the previous study, by applying it to a study area located in the historic center of Porto, Portugal. Therefore, public spaces and the pedestrian network are analyzed according to their suitability for older people’s walkability. Presented in a visual format, the results show that only a few paths within the study area were strongly suited to older people, and emphasize the impact of existing steep slopes on the quality of the pedestrian network.

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Section: Older People's Pedestrian Mobility In the Historic Centersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Older People's Pedestrian Mobility In the Historic Centersmentioning

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An Application of the Walkability Index for Elderly Health—WIEH. The Case of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Porto, Portugal

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“…Moreover, previous research has highlighted the importance of environmental factors for LSM. Crucial examples are walkability [21], perception of the environment [22], diversity of neighborhood amenities [23], and access to means of transportation [24]. Kaufmann et al (2004) [20] developed another framework, the framework of "motility", which takes these motivation-related and environmental factors into consideration.…”

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Motility in Frail Older Adults: Operationalization of a New Framework and First Insights into Its Relationship with Physical Activity and Life-Space Mobility: An Exploratory Study

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Zijlstra

Giannouli

2020

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In order to design effective interventions to prevent age-related mobility loss, it is important to identify influencing factors. The concept of “motility” by Kaufmann et al. subdivides such factors into three categories: “access”, “skills”, and “appropriation”. The aim of this study was to assemble appropriate quantitative assessment tools for the assessment of these factors in frail older adults and to get first insights into their relative contribution for life-space and physical activity-related mobility. This is an exploratory cross-sectional study conducted with twenty-eight at least prefrail, retired participants aged 61–94. Life-space mobility was assessed using the “University of Alabama at Birmingham Life-space Assessment” (LSA) and physical activity using the “German Physical Activity Questionnaire” (PAQ50+). Factors from the category “appropriation”, followed by factors from the category “skills” showed the strongest associations with the LSA. Factors from the category “access” best explained the variance for PAQ50+. This study’s findings indicate the importance of accounting for and examining comprehensive models of mobility. The proposed assessment tools need to be explored in more depth in longitudinal studies with larger sample sizes in order to yield more conclusive results about the appropriateness of the motility concept for such purposes.

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“…Cabe, também, aos responsáveis zelar pelo menor de idade e reconhecer as barreiras que devem ser superadas para o deslocamento de crianças e adolescentes. Portanto, a idade é uma barreira para a escolha da caminhada visto do aspecto legal e físico/psíquico, pois a escolha é dependente de responsáveis no caso de menores de idade e dependente das limitações pessoais em indivíduos com idade avançada (STROHMEIER, 2016).…”

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Barreiras para caminhar e pedalar: impedimentos do transporte por modos ativos dos estudantes de Cachoeira do Sul

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Müller

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One of the greatest challenges on mobility nowadays is to promote the use sustainable modes of transportation for the population of urban areas. This paper aims to map the main barriers reported by high school students to the use of active modes (walking and cycling) in the city of Cachoeira do Sul, in Rio Grande do Sul. Data were collected through the application of a survey on a sample of city students and were analyzed using discrete choice model logit binomial. Aspects such as security and road safety, as well as distance between origins and destinations presented positive impacts on active transport use. Conclusions can contribute for planning safer and more attractive road environments for the active modes. Results are valid for the surveyed city and also for other small cities with similar urban mobility and urban development standards.

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Barriers and their Influence on the Mobility Behavior of Elder Pedestrians in Urban Areas: Challenges and Best Practice for Walkability in the City of Vienna

Cited by 28 publications

References 3 publications

An Application of the Walkability Index for Elderly Health—WIEH. The Case of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Porto, Portugal

An Application of the Walkability Index for Elderly Health—WIEH. The Case of the UNESCO Historic Centre of Porto, Portugal

Motility in Frail Older Adults: Operationalization of a New Framework and First Insights into Its Relationship with Physical Activity and Life-Space Mobility: An Exploratory Study

Barreiras para caminhar e pedalar: impedimentos do transporte por modos ativos dos estudantes de Cachoeira do Sul

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