The Contribution of Socio-Demographic Factors to Walking Behavior Considering Destination Types; Case Study: Temuco, Chile

Paydar, Mohammad Mahdi; Fard, Asal Kamani

doi:10.3390/socsci10120479

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“…Age and gender are directly associated with walking behavior, sometimes through the impact on the association between the built environment and walking behavior [17,[34][35][36]. Due to health and mobility problems that develop as people age, aging is inversely correlated with walking [17,18,34].…”

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Design Characteristics, Visual Qualities, and Walking Behavior in an Urban Park Setting

Paydar,

Kamani Fard,

Gárate Navarrete

2023

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The design characteristics of urban parks’ pathways are important in facilitating leisure walking and maintaining the minimum rate of physical activity, thus improving public health. This study examined and explored the relationships between design characteristics as well as certain visual qualities of Cautin Park, the biggest urban park in the Araucanian Region of Chile, and the tendency for walking as well as walking behavior. A mix of quantitative and qualitative methods was used to examine the objectives. Several design attributes were found to be related to the tendency for walking and the walking behavior in this urban park, including greater pathway width, more vegetation, tranquility along the pathways, and more comfortable pathway environments for pets. Additionally, these correlations were assessed based on gender and age, and it was found that adolescents showed the greatest difference from other groups. For instance, adolescents walk significantly more along pathways with more connectivity to activity zones. Among the visual qualities, only legibility shows a significant correlation with the number of all types of pedestrians, as well as subgroups of adolescents, adult men, and adult women. These results were reviewed, and their implications were discussed. Urban planners and designers could apply these findings when designing future urban parks in this context.

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Design Characteristics, Visual Qualities, and Walking Behavior in an Urban Park Setting

Paydar,

Kamani Fard,

Gárate Navarrete

2023

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“…However, Thornton et al's [14] research discovered a negative association between mixed land use and senior citizens' recreational walking. Finally, the type of house, whether a villa or apartment, influences older adults' walking level [42].…”

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Walking Behavior of Older Adults and Air Pollution: The Contribution of the Built Environment

Paydar,

Kamani Fard,

Sabri

2023

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Although an increase in walking is recommended to improve physical activity and public health, especially among older adults, the frequency of outdoor pedestrian activities, including walking, should be reduced when there is increased air pollution. There is limited understanding of the inter-relationships between two research fields, namely, older adults walking behavior and air pollution. This study investigates these factors and identifies their relationships with associated built environment factors. More than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles that met the selection criteria were analyzed. The factors pertaining to air pollution in the built environment were classified based on the scale of the urban environment. Comparing the built environment factors related to both fields of study, several common features such as the type of street enclosure (urban spatial), sky view factor (urban spatial), percentage of front gardens (urban design), and land use patterns were identified. Furthermore, we found that it is important to understand how the subjective/objective measures of the urban-design-related factors identified on the street are linked to air pollution at both street and neighborhood scales. A wide range of urban vegetation factors (pattern, size, and density) in both fields of study at a street scale were also identified. These inter-relationships need to be examined by future studies to get a clearer picture of the factors which might improve walking behavior among older adults while reducing the air pollution in urban environments.

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“…Many studies have focused on the nexus of socioeconomic factors (age, gender, income, education, etc. ), travel distance, and travel time with the selection of AT as travel modes in both developed and developing countries [20][21][22]. In addition, built environment characteristics such as density, land use, street connectivity, crime rate, and traffic volume in network propensity also influence individuals' decisions regarding walking or biking [23][24][25][26].…”

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Exploring the Choice of Bicycling and Walking in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: An Application of Integrated Choice and Latent Variable (ICLV) Models

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Bangladesh has emphasized active transportation in its transportation policies and has encouraged its population, especially the youth and students, towards bicycling. However, there is a scarcity of studies that have examined the factors important to the choice of active transportation that can be referenced to support the initiative. To address this research gap, in this study, we explore the influence of sociodemographics and latent perceptions of a built environment on the choice to walk and bicycle among students and nonstudents in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. In Rajshahi, we conducted a household survey between July and August, 2017. We used a modeling framework that integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) models to effectively incorporate the latent perception variables in the choice model, addressing measurement error and endogeneity bias. Our models show that students are influenced by perceptions of safety from crime, while nonstudents are influenced by their perceptions of the walkability of a built environment when choosing a bicycle for commuting trips. For recreational bicycle trips, students are more concerned about the perceptions of road safety, whereas nonstudents are concerned about safety from crime. We find that road safety perception significantly and positively influences walking behavior among nonstudents. Structural equation models of the latent perception variables show that females are more likely to provide lower perceptions of neighborhood walkability, road safety, and safety from crime. Regarding active transportation decisions, overall, we find there is a difference between student and nonstudent groups and also within these groups. The findings of this study can assist in developing a sustainable active transportation system by addressing the needs of different segments of the population. In this study, we also provide recommendations regarding promoting active transportation in Rajshahi.

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The Contribution of Socio-Demographic Factors to Walking Behavior Considering Destination Types; Case Study: Temuco, Chile

Cited by 8 publications

References 51 publications

Design Characteristics, Visual Qualities, and Walking Behavior in an Urban Park Setting

Design Characteristics, Visual Qualities, and Walking Behavior in an Urban Park Setting

Walking Behavior of Older Adults and Air Pollution: The Contribution of the Built Environment

Exploring the Choice of Bicycling and Walking in Rajshahi, Bangladesh: An Application of Integrated Choice and Latent Variable (ICLV) Models

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