Does walkable mean sociable? Neighborhood determinants of social capital among older adults in Japan

Longitudinal association between neighborhood cohesion and depressive mood in old age: A Japanese prospective study

“…Additionally, this uniqueness of the study area may have affected the non-significance of the direct association between neighborhood cohesion and depressive mood, discussed above as H 1 . A previous study indicated that people living in a community that was developed in later years tend to have lower general trust (Hanibuchi et al, 2012); therefore, neighborhood cohesion might be relatively lower in this town compared with other settings. This could explain the small variance in neighborhood cohesion in our sample; thus, we might have underestimated the association between neighborhood cohesion and depressive mood.…”

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

“…For individuals above the age of 65 years, living in a vital and thriving urban environment may mean undertaking more trips, engaging in more activities (Hildebrand, 2003) and interacting with more people in their everyday life (Kuo et al, 1998;Kweon et al, 1998). All of the aforementioned contributes to increasing their social capital status while avoiding social exclusion processes derived from immobility (Hanibuchi et al, 2012;Richard et al, 2009;Leyden, 2003). The relation between built environment attributes and mental health condition is thus recognised through the number of activities which the elderly can perform within a walking distance.…”

O espaço urbano do bairro e o impacto nas relações sociais de idosos: uma revisão narrativa da literatura

“…social. O capital social faz parte do ambiente social e "é definido como os recursos disponíveis a um indivíduo através das suas conexões sociais" (Hanibuchi, et al, 2012).…”

“…Apenas em meados dos anos 2000 começou-se a investigar a relação do capital social com características do meio urbano, analisando-se itens como a caminhabilidade dos bairros, densidade, uso e ocupação do solo, acesso e conectividade a ruas e destinos, ambiente construído, e senso de comunidade (Hanibuchi, et al, 2012). O ambiente construído pode ser um grande facilitador da mobilidade e contribuir, assim, para o bem-estar através da participação e do engajamento social, e da promoção de saúde física e mental.…”