Dog walkers’ vs. other park visitors’ perceptions: The importance of planning sustainable urban parks in Bucharest, Romania

Iojă, Cristian; Rozyłowicz, Laurenţiu; Pǎtroescu, M.; Niţă, Mihai Răzvan; Vânău, Gabriel Ovidiu

doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2011.06.002

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“…Also, dog areas are recommended to be physically isolated from other park features, e.g. playgrounds (Iojă, Rozylowicz, Pătroescu, Niţă, & Vânau, 2011).…”

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A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

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“…Also, dog areas are recommended to be physically isolated from other park features, e.g. playgrounds (Iojă, Rozylowicz, Pătroescu, Niţă, & Vânau, 2011).…”

Section: Reducing Fear Of Injury Accident and Dog Attacksmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

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Chau

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“…The UGS in Romania's cities has significantly lower surfaces due to changes in legislation, such as the restitution of land from public to private ownership (Iojȃ et al, 2011), which led to radical transformations of green spaces into residential spaces or other profitable investments.…”

Section: The Pattern Of the Ugs-determined By Temporal And Geographicmentioning

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Is urban green space per capita a valuable target to achieve cities’ sustainability goals? Romania as a case study

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“…12,13 The proximity of parks -including parks designed to support dog-specific activities, such as off-leash areasis also associated with dog-walking. 9,11,14,15 Some researchers have observed that the level of general walkability, typically found to be associated with walking for transportation and recreation, 16 is also important for dog-walking. 17 While these findings are promising, more evidence on the built environment determinants of dogwalking is needed to inform urban planning and municipal policy (including bylaws) in the Canadian context.…”

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Supportive neighbourhood built characteristics and dog-walking in Canadian adults

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Christian

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OBJECTIVES: Our study objectives were to: 1) estimate differences in perceptions of the neighbourhood built environment among non-dog-owners, owners who walk their dogs (dog-walkers) and owners who do not walk their dogs (non-dog-walkers), and 2) estimate associations between perceptions of the neighbourhood built environment and dog-walking frequency.METHOD: A random cross-section of Calgary adults completed telephone interviews during August-October 2007 (n = 2,199, response rate = 33.6%) or January-April 2008 (n = 2,223, response rate = 36.7%). Telephone interviews and a follow-up questionnaire captured physical activity, health and sociodemographic characteristics, dog-ownership, and perceived built environment characteristics. Using ANOVA, we compared the perceived built environment among non-dog-owners, non-dog-walkers and dog-walkers. For dog-owners only, logistic regression estimated associations (odds ratios: OR) between dogwalking participation and perceived built environment. Among dog-walkers, logistic regression estimated associations between dog-walking ≥4 times/week and perceived built environment. Furthermore, among dog-walkers, linear regression estimated associations (unstandardized β) between dog-walking frequency and perceived built environment. RESULTS:Compared with dog-walkers, non-dog-owners reported more positive perceptions of neighbourhood street connectivity, pedestrian infrastructure, and walkability (p < 0.05). Among dog-walkers, aesthetics was positively associated (p < 0.05) with the likelihood of walking the dog ≥4 times in a usual week (covariate-adjusted-OR = 1.67) and dog-walking frequency (covariate-adjusted-β = 0.15). Among dog-walkers, walkability was also positively associated (p < 0.05) with dog-walking ≥4 times in a usual week (covariate-adjusted-OR = 1.03) and dog-walking frequency (covariateadjusted-β = 0.05). CONCLUSION:Perceptions of the neighbourhood built environment appear to differ between non-dog-owners and dog-owners. While built environment improvements may not encourage owners to initiate dog-walking, creating attractive and walkable neighbourhoods may support regular dog-walking among owners already walking their dogs.KEY WORDS: Physical activity; dogs; neighbourhood; built environment; walking La traduction du résumé se trouve à la fin de l'article.

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Dog walkers’ vs. other park visitors’ perceptions: The importance of planning sustainable urban parks in Bucharest, Romania

Cited by 72 publications

References 42 publications

A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

Is urban green space per capita a valuable target to achieve cities’ sustainability goals? Romania as a case study

Supportive neighbourhood built characteristics and dog-walking in Canadian adults

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