Perceived security of women in relation to their path choice toward sustainable neighborhood in Santiago, Chile

Paydar, Mohammad Mahdi; Kamani‐Fard, Asal; Etminani-Ghasrodashti, Roya

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2016.10.002

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“…In the case of Chile, accessibility and safety are probably the most relevant problems regarding walkability, especially in lower-income areas. Indeed, scarce public transport alternatives in poor areas mean that inhabitants, who are reliant of this mode of transportation, have no alternative but to enter sometimes dangerous zones (Figueroa et al, 2018), a phenomenon that affects women's capacity to move in the city, restricting their mobility (Figueroa & Waintraub, 2015;Mora, Greene, & Reyes, 2018;Paydar, Kamani-Fard, & Etminami-Ghasrodashti, 2017).…”

Section: Disparities and Equitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, a programme known as "I Love my Neighbourhood" (Quiero mi Barrio) launched in 2007, has invested heavily in local parks, plazas and sidewalk improvements, to improve public space and social capital in low-income neighbourhoods throughout Chile. Since 2015, a similar programme focusing on business redevelopment, the Programa de Barrios Comerciales, aims to improve the competitiveness of traditional high streets in cities throughout Chile, improving sidewalks and making them more appealing to users, especially women, for whom walking often imposes a safety "cost" (Figueroa & Waintraub, 2015;Mora, Greene, & Reyes, 2018;Paydar et al, 2017). 5 In addition, walking has been strengthened in Chilean cities by a growing interest in urban life in central areas, often associated with gentrification (Inzulza-Contardo, 2016; Lees, Bang Shin, & López-Morales, 2016).…”

Section: The New Initiatives: the Chilean Version Of "Walking By Design"mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Persistence of walking in Chile: lessons for urban sustainability

2020

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An extensive body of work from the urban planning, health, and other disciplines has documented the importance of walking to urban sustainability from health, safety, security, environmental and other perspectives. These studies come mainly from countries in North America and Europe, where the majority of the population relies on cars for transportation. Notwithstanding, in many countries in the Global South, walking remains a majority transport mode, while cars increasingly dominate the urban streetscape, but are accessible only to a minority of the population. Chile provides fertile terrain for studying this phenomenon. This article reviews current practice and recent research of walking in Chile, in light of international findings regarding walkability, equity and urban sustainability. To elaborate an overview of the depth and breadth of walking in Chile, an interdisciplinary team conducted a literature review, examined relevant case study material from experience from Chile and in particular from Santiago, and triangulated this mainly qualitative data with results from the origin-destination survey applied in Chile's main cities, Chilean traffic safety data) and results from official transport reports of other Latin American cities [Tirachini, A. (2019). South America: The challenge of transition. In J. Stanley & D. Hensher (Eds.), A research agenda for transport policy. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing]. Findings show that despite priority public investments that have largely prioritised infrastructure for cars, walking in Chile has remained as the majority transport mode up until today, especially for lowermiddle income groups, and particularly for care-related tasks performed mainly by women. In this sense, walking in Chile has proven remarkably persistent. The importance of walking as the main transport mode, against the odds, reflects economic, cultural, and urban form determinants, which are explored in this article. Furthermore, a recent upsurge in public interest and community design initiatives to improve walking, particularly the generation of a Chilean approach to "complete streets" has emerged, opening up opportunities to challenge Chile's version of automobility in favour of more equitable, active and public transportation modes. There is, therefore, in Chile an opportunity to prioritise the walking mode, improve infrastructure for walkers and build from preserving current high pedestrian modal shares, ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Disparities and Equitymentioning

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Persistence of walking in Chile: lessons for urban sustainability

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“…Previous studies have shown the association between walking for recreation and environmental factors, including low land use mix and low institutional land [37], the presence of walking trails [16], infrastructure for walking (such as the footpath condition and the quality of its surface) [8,13,38], the proximity of recreational facilities [16,38], perceived neighborhood accessibility as well as the presence of accessible destinations (mostly services) such as stores, parks, and beaches [8,12,13,15,39], the presence of public transit facilities such as proximity to public transport/bus stops [15,17], nearby nonresidential locations, and non-park physical activity destinations in the context of China [14], perceived traffic safety as well as actual safety, including factors such as the percentage of street length with speed limits [15,16,40], personal security including less concern about crime [13,16,41], and perceived neighborhood aesthetics as well as the presence of aesthetic features such as the percentage of tree canopy coverage, the maintenance of sidewalks, cleanliness, and the view of the architecture [8,12,13,16,40]. From the few studies on walking behavior in Shiraz, Iran, the impact of certain environmental factors, including comfort, safety, and aesthetics on walking for recreation have been demonstrated by Bahrainy et al [42].…”

Section: Walking For Recreation and Its Associated Factorsmentioning

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Pedestrian Walkways for Health in Shiraz, Iran, the Contribution of Attitudes, and Perceived Environmental Attributes

2020

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Walking is important for improving physical activity and public health. The pedestrian walkways called Walkways for Health in Shiraz, Iran, present a high standard of aesthetic and design features which attract many people for the purpose of recreation. In addition, a significant percentage of Iranians suffer from mental disorders. The contribution of aesthetic and design features toward walking for recreation as well as mental health has been demonstrated in previous studies, which have focused on either one or the other of these aspects. This interdisciplinary research study aims to evaluate both of these aspects simultaneously. A quantitative approach including a survey questionnaire and multiple regression analysis was used to examine the objectives. The contributions of walking attitudes and several perceived environmental attributes to the attractiveness for walking and to general/mental health were determined, which suggested the need for new arrangements of the visual sequences and social setting along these walkways. In addition, the observation that younger people suffer are more affected by mental health disorders was one of the most challenging findings. The policy makers of this city could apply the findings of this study to these pedestrian walkways in order to improve the attractiveness for walking as well as general and mental health.

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“…In Finland safety has not been a significant goal planning until recently and the objective of taking better account of women's concerns is just emerging. Elsewhere in Western Europe and in North America, many city authorities have integrated women's concerns into measures aimed at reducing fear, in particular, environments [2], [16], [25], [26]. The feminist perspective on environmental design sets women's unsafety firmly in a socio-political framework of patriarchal relations; relating fear to tangible risks and to women's broader social vulnerability as well as highlighting the man-made nature o, particularly designed environments.…”

Section: Women's Safety and The Built Environmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In terms of crime prevention methods, there are various approaches that can be adopted, namely: (i) from the aspects of the legal system or the enforcement of the policing system monitoring [5], [7], (ii) social approach [8]- [10], (iii) offender approach and (iv) physical environment approach [1], [2], [11], [12]. Within all these approaches, the physical environment is considered to be more important than the social environment.…”

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Built Environment and Its Impact on Crimes Related to Women in NCT of Delhi: A Pilot Survey

Nangia¹,

Singh²,

Ali³

2019

IJPTM

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The purpose of this paper is to critically analyze the impact of the built environment on crimes related to women in the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi through a pilot study with minimum responses. The objective of the study was to examine the built environment attributes affecting the crimes related to women in NCT of Delhi and to compare the very high crime rate areas vs very low crime rate areas as per the Delhi Police crime statistics to know the basic root cause of the incidence of crimes. The methodology adopted for the study is a structured questionnaire survey and statistical data analysis. The SPSS 23 statistical package is used for this study. A total of four wards (neighbour-hoods) were selected for the present study comprising two wards from very high crime and two wards from very low crime rate districts of Delhi and a total of 80 responses were collected for this pilot study. The findings of the study also validate the perception of the residents which confirm that the lack of desirable built environment facilities lead to high crime rate in the selected wards i.e. IP Extension and MayurVihar-II, whereas the availability of adequate desirable built environment facilities precedent of low rate of crime committed against women in the selected wards i.e. Pitam Pura and Shalimar Bagh. The future scope of the study is to undertake a comprehensive study of all the attributes of built environment impacting the crime rates against women in NCT of Delhi on the basis of structured questionnaire survey (the same questionnaire has been used for the pilot survey for 80 numbers of respondents) with a sample size of 450-500 to reduce the chances of error and to generalize the findings of the study.

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Perceived security of women in relation to their path choice toward sustainable neighborhood in Santiago, Chile

Cited by 68 publications

References 48 publications

Persistence of walking in Chile: lessons for urban sustainability

Persistence of walking in Chile: lessons for urban sustainability

Pedestrian Walkways for Health in Shiraz, Iran, the Contribution of Attitudes, and Perceived Environmental Attributes

Built Environment and Its Impact on Crimes Related to Women in NCT of Delhi: A Pilot Survey

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