Walking short distances. The socioeconomic drivers for the use of proximity in everyday mobility in Barcelona

Marquet, Oriol; Miralles‐Guasch, Carme

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2014.10.007

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“…Those areas where a large part of daily mobility is performed through short walking trips are labelled as vital areas. The presence of short walking trips characterises not only areas with a high intensity of pedestrians, but also by their proximity to services, amenities, and land use mix Morency et al, 2011), forming a particularly suitable urban environment for ageing populations (Marquet and Miralles-Guasch, 2014) and shaping what American urban planner Kevin Lynch understood was a place that supported the biological requirements and capabilities of human beings (Lynch, 1981, p. 118). Having pedestrians on the street increases the appeal of walking (Gehl, 2010) and the potential enjoyment of the trip (Gehl, 2011, p. 68), also making walking more attractive for the elderly.…”

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Neighbourhood vitality and physical activity among the elderly: The role of walkable environments on active ageing in Barcelona, Spain

Marquet

Miralles‐Guasch

2015

Social Science & Medicine

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Neighbourhood vitality and physical activity among the elderly: The role of walkable environments on active ageing in Barcelona, Spain

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2015

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“…Based on the decay function, car owners are likely to be less willing to bike to campus, and if they do, to travel shorter distances. Marquet and Miralles-Guasch (2014) report similar effects of car ownership on walking (p.216).…”

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Cycling willingness: Investigating distance as a dependent variable in cycling behavior among college students

Wuerzer

Mason

2015

Applied Geography

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We present a novel approach to understanding distance as a barrier to cycling and its use as a dependent variable in multinomial logistic regression. In doing so, this study explores distances in relation to spatially and relevant human factors such as gender and propensity to cycle among college students. College students (N= 949) participated in a health survey and stated possible predictors of cycling based on their cycle usage and preferences in the previous 30 days. While utilizing GIS in a bicycle-friendly network, we created geo-statistical GISgroupings and performed multinomial logistic regression analysis. We examined college students to discover how their demographic and personal characteristics may mediate the deterrent properties of distance when considered as a dependent variable in cycling to a college campus. Age and propensity for cycling for transportation mediate the negative effect of distance on the likelihood of cycling. The findings also suggest that infrastructure improvements could lessen the impact of distance as a barrier to cycling and increase the likelihood of cycling for commuting.

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“…El camino es pues diseñar las áreas urbanas pensando en la accesibilidad en modos no motorizados como el caminar o la bicicleta, transportes que proporcionan niveles igualitariamente altos de accesibilidad a todos los grupos de población (Marquet y Miralles-Guasch, 2014;Southworth, 2005). Diseñar la ciudad caminable como solución a la movilidad en tiempos de crisis implica fortalecer la escala local para aliviar la necesidad de movilidad de larga distancia, contribuyendo a aliviar también la presión sobre el sistema de transporte motorizado (Grieco, 2015).…”

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Efectos de la crisis económica en la movilidad cotidiana de la región metropolitana de Barcelona

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Miralles‐Guasch²

2017

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RESUMENLa crisis económica internacional ha tenido impactos en múltiples aspectos de la vida cotidiana en España. Como soporte indispensable de la vida cotidiana, la movilidad también se ha visto afectada por la pérdida de puestos de trabajo y la caída de la capacidad de gasto de las familias. La dimensión de los cambios sin embargo depende en gran parte de las condiciones inherentes del territorio, que tiene la capacidad de potenciar o restringir las estrategias de adaptación a la crisis. El artículo propone un análisis de la movilidad cotidiana en la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona para el periodo 2004-2012, examinando la evolución de los patrones de movilidad en los años previos y posteriores a la llegada de la crisis a España. Los impactos sobre la movilidad diaria se contextualizan en base a la resiliencia territorial de cada subámbito metropolitano: Barcelona, su 1ª y 2ª coronas metropolitanas, analizando las distintas posibilidades de adaptación que cada territorio ofrece a sus ciudadanos.Palabras clave: movilidad; crisis económica; adaptación; Barcelona; resiliencia. ABSTRACTThe current international crisis has had impacts on multiple aspects of everyday life in Spain. As an indispensable support of daily life, mobility has also been affected by the loss of jobs and the fall of spending power of families. The dimension of the changes, however, depends largely on the inherent conditions of the territory, which has the ability to Boletín de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles N.º 75 -2017, págs. 9-28 I.S.S.N.: 0212-9426

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Walking short distances. The socioeconomic drivers for the use of proximity in everyday mobility in Barcelona

Cited by 58 publications

References 73 publications

Neighbourhood vitality and physical activity among the elderly: The role of walkable environments on active ageing in Barcelona, Spain

Neighbourhood vitality and physical activity among the elderly: The role of walkable environments on active ageing in Barcelona, Spain

Cycling willingness: Investigating distance as a dependent variable in cycling behavior among college students

Efectos de la crisis económica en la movilidad cotidiana de la región metropolitana de Barcelona

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