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What limits the pedestrian? Exploring perceptions of walking in the built environment and in the context of every-day life

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Summary, in English

Walkability is often researched from the perspective of certain physical features in the built environment. However, for this paper, the point of departure was to also treat walking as a transport mode for reaching destinations and performing every-day activities. A conceptual model addressing both perceptions of the built environment and perceived limits due to every-day activities was used as a standpoint for examining walking behaviour among residents in three neighbourhoods in the city of Malmo, Sweden (N=1001). A principal component analysis for the variables addressing the aspects of the model revealed a resemblance with our theoretical interpretation. The obtained components' relationships with reported walking frequency were examined with binary logistic regression and revealed a significant association for the rating of one factor addressing the perceived limits on walking due to the constraints of every-day activities. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

223-231

Publication/Series

Journal of Transport & Health

Volume

1

Issue

4

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Infrastructure Engineering
  • Civil Engineering

Keywords

  • Walking
  • Walkability
  • Every-day activities
  • Built environment
  • Sweden

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2214-1405