Environmental Factors Influencing Pedestrian Walking Speed

Franěk, Marek

doi:10.2466/06.50.pms.116.3.992-1019

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“…In our study, feedback from the different materials that were walked upon seemed to influence the pace with which patients’ walked. The potential of soundscape to influence walking pace has been reported previously [56] and it has also been suggested that there is a relationship between slow walking pace and reduced arousal [56,57]. …”

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The Role of Soundscape in Nature-Based Rehabilitation: A Patient Perspective

Cerwén

Pedersen

Pálsdóttir

2016

IJERPH

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Nature-based rehabilitation (NBR) has convincing support in research, yet the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. The present study sought to increase understanding of the role of soundscapes in NBR, an aspect paid little attention thus far. Transcribed interviews with 59 patients suffering from stress-related mental disorders and undergoing a 12-week therapy programme in the rehabilitation garden in Alnarp, Sweden, were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenology Analysis (IPA). Described sounds were categorised as natural, technological or human. The results showed that patients frequently referred to natural sounds as being part of a pleasant and “quiet” experience that supported recovery and induced “soft fascination”. Technological sounds were experienced as disturbing, while perception of human sounds varied depending on loudness and the social context. The study further uncovered how sound influenced patients’ behaviour and experiences in the garden, through examination of three cross-theme dimensions that materialised in the study; sound in relation to overall perception, sound in relation to garden usage, and increased susceptibility to sound. The findings are discussed in relation to NBR; the need for a more nuanced understanding of susceptibility to sound among people suffering from mental fatigue was identified and design considerations for future rehabilitation gardens were formulated.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 85%

The Role of Soundscape in Nature-Based Rehabilitation: A Patient Perspective

Cerwén

Pedersen

Pálsdóttir

2016

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“…Furthermore, the interactions among the effects of the specific environment of the route, walking speed and the presented sounds were analyzed. In previous studies of walking speed (Franěk, 2013;Franěk,van Noorden, and Režný, 2014), it was observed that people walked relatively slowly in areas with more natural elements, namely, in dense alleys. The first four sections of the current walking route were of a highly natural character.…”

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Peer Review #2 of "Effect of birdsongs and traffic noise on pedestrian walking speed during different seasons (v0.1)"

2019

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Many studies have explored the effects of auditory and visual stimuli on the perception of an environment. However, there is a lack of investigations examining direct behavioral responses to noise in specific environments. In this study, a behavioral variable, walking speed, was analyzed, as a response to the sounds and visual features of a specific environment. The study examined the effects of birdsongs compared to traffic noise on walking speed in a real outdoor urban environment. It was supposed that the interaction of audition and vision in the perception of an environment may also be shaped by the perceived congruence of the visual and auditory features of the environment. The participants (N = 87 and N = 65), young university students, walked along a 1.8-km urban route. They listened to a soundtrack of crowded city noise or birdsongs, or they walked in the real outdoor environment without listening to any acoustic stimuli. To investigate the effect of the congruence between acoustic and visual stimuli, the experiment was conducted in two different seasons (fall and spring). The results did not show significant differences between the crowded city noise condition and the real outdoor condition. Listening to the soundtrack with birdsongs decreased walking speed, but this effect was significant only in the experiment conducted in spring. These findings can be explained in terms of the congruence between the sounds and the visual environment. The findings raise questions regarding the restorative function of urban greenery during different seasons.

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“…Desde otra perspectiva, las diferencias entre ambas ciudades también podrían estar explicadas por otro factor ambiental agregado, aquel referido a que entornos menos transitados y abundantes áreas verdes tienden a relacionarse con un transitar más lento (Franek y Ondracek, 2010). Tal vez esto podría ser en parte el caso de Talca, ya que presenta un menor desarrollo y tránsito urbano, con una circulación y un estilo de vida más lento que el de Curitiba.…”

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Aportaciones a las ciencias de la salud: El comportamiento peatonal arriesgado de chilenos y brasileros

2014

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ResumenLos peatones son causantes y víctimas de accidentes de tránsito en el mundo y muy especialmente en América latina. Un modelo de comportamiento riesgoso en conductores es aplicado a peatones en dos países del Cono Sur de América: Brasil con la mayor tasa de mortalidad por accidentes de tránsito, y Chile, la menor. Una muestra accidental -463 participantes, 223 chilenos y 240 brasileros, de 17 a 40 años de edad-respondió la Escala de Comportamiento Peatonal controlándose sexo, edad, licencia de conducir y participación en accidentes de tránsito. Contribuyendo a explicar la contrastante mortalidad, los chilenos realizan significativamente menos transgresiones, ligeramente menos errores y lapsus al transitar por la ciudad, que los brasileños. Los hombres de ambos países son más transgresores que las mujeres. Se discute la utilidad del modelo utilizado y de los resultados, entregándose algunas recomendaciones para la salud pública en este ámbito. Palabras clave: comportamiento peatonal, transgresión y salud pública. AbstractPedestrians are causative and victims of traffic accidents in the world and very especially in Latin America. A model originally built for drivers risk behavior is applied to pedestrians in two contrasting countries in the Southern Cone of America: Brazil has the highest mortality rate for traffic accidents and Chile the lowest. An accidental sample -463 participants, 223 Chileans and 240 Brazilians of 17 to 40 years of age-, answered an instrument containing the scale of pedestrian behavior (ECP, 1999) and information relating to sex, age, licensed drivers and participation in traffic accidents was collected. Contributing to explain the contrasting mortality, Chileans reported to perform significantly less pedestrian's transgressions, fewer errors and lapses than Brazilian pedestrians. Men in both countries are more transgressors than women. We discuss the utility Correspondencia:

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Environmental Factors Influencing Pedestrian Walking Speed

Cited by 41 publications

References 51 publications

The Role of Soundscape in Nature-Based Rehabilitation: A Patient Perspective

The Role of Soundscape in Nature-Based Rehabilitation: A Patient Perspective

Peer Review #2 of "Effect of birdsongs and traffic noise on pedestrian walking speed during different seasons (v0.1)"

Aportaciones a las ciencias de la salud: El comportamiento peatonal arriesgado de chilenos y brasileros

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