Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities: walking-only trips and total walking events and their sociodemographic correlates

Abstract

Quistberg (2021): Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities: walking-only trips and total walking events and their sociodemographic correlates, Transport Reviews,

Is city-level travel time by car associated with individual obesity or diabetes in Latin American cities? Evidence from 178 cities in the SALURBAL project

“…One possible explanation for the unexpected results is that Latin American cities have generally remained dense and compact ( Inostroza et al, 2013 ) and with high street density. In turn, walking and public transportation as modes of transport have remained relatively high ( Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina, 2017 ; Delclòs-Alió et al,2021 ) and in many cities car restrictions could lead to multimodal transportation and active travel ( Rivas et al, 2019 ), thereby ensuring relevant levels physical activity through walking for transport ( de Sáet al, 2017 ; Ferrari et al, 2020 ; Lemoine et al, 2016 ) independently from long travel times at the city level. In addition, car ownership and use is strongly associated with higher SES in Latin America ( Ferrari et al, 2020 ; Gandelman et al, 2019 ), and at the same time individuals in higher SES groups are currently more likely to have healthier diets and engage in more leisure physical activity ( Gémez et al, 2019 ; Werneck et al, 2019 ), which could be compensating for sedentary time spent in cars.…”

“…The urbanization process in regions such as Latin America have also experienced rapid growth and higher levels of fragmentation, but urban areas have generally remained dense and mixed-use ( Inostroza et al, 2013 ). In turn, while the growth of urban areas may have increased car use and overall daily travel times, at the same time the nature of Latin American cities has also allowed for high levels of public transport ridership and use of active modes such as walking ( Delclòs-Alió et al, 2021 ; Ferrari et al, 2020 ).…”

Gendered morphologies and walking: Evidence from smartphone tracking data among young adults in Barcelona

“…It is characterised by specific attributes of a Mediterranean morphological urban context. In comparison to the urban characteristics in northern Europe and North America, the BMR's urban forms are generally denser, more compact and with more functional diversity, easing social interaction (Delclòs‐Alió et al, 2022). However, this region is constituted by dual territorial dynamics.…”

Detección y medición del efecto de las macrobarreras urbanas sobre la caminabilidad. Aplicación al caso de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina

“…Sin embargo, no debe olvidarse su dimensión social, siendo el modo de transporte más "socialmente igualitario". Es fundamental considerar esta vertiente en los contextos urbanos de América Latina, donde la caminata es un modo muy relevante, sobre todo para los grupos de menores ingresos que no tienen muchas alternativas a disposición (Delclòs-Alió et al, 2022;Herrmann-Lunecke et al, 2020).…”