How Does Street Vending Contribute to Walkability?  A report on a study in Yuncheng, China

Sun, Ziwen; Bell, Simon; Scott, Iain

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.166

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“…Similar concerns and negative consequences regarding declining walkability have also emerged in Chinese cities since China's economic reforms in the late 1970s [12][13][14]. For instance, the prevalence of obesity increased from 8.6% in 2000 to 12.9% in 2014, leading to increasing risks for non-communicable diseases [15,16].…”

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“…Specifically based on the Chinese context with high population density and rapid urbanization, if any neighborhood lacks these daily amenities, people consider seizing the great opportunities promptly. For example, street vending as a flexible mobile amenity timely meet people's everyday demands, even in peri-urban areas [12]. Therefore, no matter whether walking duration is higher or lower, most neighborhoods usually include numerous daily essential amenities which originate as organic and traditional developments.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Exploring the Associations of Walking Behavior with Neighborhood Environments by Different Life Stages: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Smaller Chinese City

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Lai

Bell

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Because of high population density and rapid urbanization, different human life stages have distinct growth experiences, leading to different lifestyles and age-spatial separation in the same neighborhood environment, particularly in smaller Chinese cities. The relationship of environment to physical activity may differ from western or larger Chinese cities. This study examined the associations of walking duration to the neighborhood environment and other factors, and explored the nuances of walking behavior for different life stages of adults in a smaller Chinese city, Yuncheng. An interviewer-administered questionnaire survey (n = 173) and face-to-face interviews (n = 19) were conducted in August 2017. Descriptive analysis and multiple linear regression were performed to describe walking motivations, sociodemographic characteristics, neighborhood environments, and their impacts on walking duration across three life stages. The quantitative findings were followed by interviews to validate and interpret them. Our results showed no positive associations of land-use mix (LUM) and residential density on walking duration, and even inverse associations of LUM-recreation and LUM-education for specific life stages were identified. Younger people's walking behavior was more related to consumption amenities distinct from those of older people. Our findings suggest that using walkable neighborhood policies (e.g., high residential density and land-use mix) to increase physical activity might be ineffective in smaller Chinese cities.

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Exploring the Associations of Walking Behavior with Neighborhood Environments by Different Life Stages: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Smaller Chinese City

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Bell

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“…In addition, more than half of the participants reported a walking distance from home of within 10 minutes to fruit/vegetable and snack/breakfast street vendors, and these two mobile amenity providers were positively associated with DailyWalk. This contributes empirical evidence to the conceptual discussion about the emergence of street vending as a mobile amenity in many residential neighbourhoods in China, increasing the land-use mix and potentially having an impact on walking behaviour [38,44,45]. This nding suggests that although street vendors might sell unhealthy food and be loosely controlled by local authorities, they can closely engage with common everyday lives and increase PA in small Chinese cities.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…During the pilot study in January 2017, food outlets used in western studies [21,43] were adapted to the local contexts, such as street vendors and café/tea houses. A few studies in China noted that street vending could be an interesting factor to examine walkability [44][45][46].…”

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Associations of perceived daily walking duration with residential food outlets in small Chinese cities: a cross-sectional study

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Scott

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Background: The impact of food outlets (particularly those trading in fast food) on weight gain has been evidenced by numerous studies, but the potential health benefits of these amenities have received less attention. This study aims to examine the associations between residential food environments and perceived daily walking duration (DailyWalk) in small Chinese cities. Methods: The study draws upon two interviewer-administered questionnaire surveys (n=354) conducted in Yuncheng and Suihua between 2017-2018. Logistic regression models were used to examine the associations of DailyWalk (i.e. >60 minutes and ≤60 minutes per day) with seven different typologies of food outlet (i.e. market, fruit/vegetable street vending, snack/breakfast street vending, grocery store, supermarket, restaurant and café/tea house) at three levels of walking distance (i.e. 1–5 minutes, 6–10 minutes and over 10 minutes). The associations were further explored through two different age groups (i.e. 18–35 and 36–59) and by food environment diversity.Results: With the exception of café/tea house, the other six food amenities were positively associated with DailyWalk. After adjusting for socio-economic variables, the associations of grocery store and supermarket weakened. Higher levels of food environment diversity were associated with a longer DailyWalk. Among the two age groups studied, food outlets were more associated with older adults’ DailyWalk.Conclusions: Our study provides the first quantitative investigation of the walking benefits of food outlets including informal street vendors in small Chinese cities. These findings can help urban designers and policy makers to increase physical activity and create a healthy living environment.

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“…Some authors have also argued that street peddling are 'disorderly' and 'unnecessary' for cities in the current age as they contribute to clutter, noise, interruption to traffic flow and post health threats due to the lack of sanitation and hygiene especially that of street food hawkers (Packard, 2014;Lyon, 2007;G. Bromley, 2007;Sun, Bell, & Scott;2016) . According to Alderslade, Talmage, & Freeman (2006) , such sentiments has resulted in 'cleaning up' and clamping down of such informal economies in certain countries.…”

Section: Literature Review 21 the Informal Economy And Street Tradimentioning

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How does street trading activities keep Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur a living cultural enclave?

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Aminuddin

2019

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This study aims to discover the factors that contribute to the continued success of street trading activities in Chinatown Kuala Lumpur and investigate how these informal economies remains relevant in a modern city. The street trading activities have sustained the place as a living cultural enclave through the robustness of street activities, high pedestrian traffic and the attractive street life experience. The objectives of this study is to find the success factors of the site as a guideline for streets to remain active public spaces and for similar cultural enclaves to be allowed to thrive as living heritage of a city. The mixed method approach through site observation and census-like survey captured an all-inclusive reading of the tangible and intangible aspects of the site. Based on the findings of this research, six emerging characteristics of the street trading activities were identified: high concentration of business activities, variety of choices, availability of food, lively outdoor atmosphere, promotes street walkability and extended business hours. This paper serves to offer a new perspective on sustainable urban planning approaches especially in parts of old city quarters as wells as cultural or ethnic enclaves where the organic place making, some haphazardness and a sustainable living community are recognised and celebrated as exciting characters in the urban fabric of the city.

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How Does Street Vending Contribute to Walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China

Cited by 11 publications

References 34 publications

Exploring the Associations of Walking Behavior with Neighborhood Environments by Different Life Stages: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Smaller Chinese City

Exploring the Associations of Walking Behavior with Neighborhood Environments by Different Life Stages: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Smaller Chinese City

Associations of perceived daily walking duration with residential food outlets in small Chinese cities: a cross-sectional study

How does street trading activities keep Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur a living cultural enclave?

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