On the subjective quality of social Interactions: Influence of neighborhood walkability, social cohesion and mobility choices

Berg, Pauline van den; Sharmeen, Fariya; Weijs-Perrée, Minou

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2017.09.021

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“…The extent to which these people perceive themselves as community members mediates the effect between walkability and life satisfaction [41]. Residents of walkable, green neighborhoods have more social interactions [42] and are less prone to becoming lonely than people who live in less-green environments [22].…”

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Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns

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Previous research has shown that personal, neighborhood, and mobility characteristics could influence life satisfaction and loneliness of people and that exposure to public spaces, such as green spaces, may also affect the extent to which people feel lonely or satisfied with life. However, previous studies mainly focused on one of these effects, resulting in a lack of knowledge about the simultaneous effects of these characteristics on loneliness and life satisfaction. This study therefore aims to gain insights into how public-space use mediates the relations between personal, neighborhood, and mobility characteristics on the one hand and loneliness and life satisfaction on the other hand. Relationships were analyzed using a path analysis approach, based on a sample of 200 residents of three neighborhoods of the Dutch city ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The results showed that the influence of frequency of public-space use on life satisfaction and loneliness is limited. The effects of personal, neighborhood, and mobility characteristics on frequency of use of public space and on loneliness and life satisfaction were found to be significant. Age and activities of daily living (ADL) are significantly related to each other, and ADL was found to influence recreational and passive space use and loneliness and life satisfaction. Policymakers should, therefore, mainly focus on creating neighborhoods that are highly walkable and accessible, where green spaces and public-transport facilities are present, to promote physical activity among all residents.

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Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns

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“…On the one hand, a walkable environment encourages neighbors to have more informal contacts. Neighborhoods with dense populations, short blocks and mixed-use zoning may encourage people to participate in group exercise and make acquaintances with each other [50,51]. Additionally, diverse destinations around residences, such as parks, squares, and cultural and commercial facilities, are important locales for the formation of social ties [5,7].…”

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The Anatomy of Health-Supportive Neighborhoods: A Multilevel Analysis of Built Environment, Perceived Disorder, Social Interaction and Mental Health in Beijing

Tao

Yang

Chai

2019

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Mental health is an exceedingly prevalent concern for the urban population. Mounting evidence has confirmed the plausibility of high incidences of mental disorders in socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhoods. However, the association between the neighborhood built environment and individual mental health is understudied and far from conclusive, especially in developing countries such as China. The underlying mechanism requires in-depth analysis combining potential intermediates such as perceived environmental disorder and supportive social relationships. Using a health survey conducted in Beijing in 2017, this study investigates for the first time a socio-environmental pathway through which perceived disorder and social interaction account for the relationship between the built environment and mental health under the very notion of the neighborhood effect. The results from multilevel structural equation models indicate that individual mental health is influenced by the neighborhood-scale built environment through three pathways, independent of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantages: (1) proximity to parks is the sole indicator directly linked to mental health; (2) population density, road connectivity and proximity to parks are indirectly associated with mental health through interactions with neighbors; and (3) population density, road connectivity and facility diversity are partially associated with perceived neighborhood disorder, which is indirectly correlated with mental health through interactions with neighbors. This study is a preliminary attempt to disentangle the complex relationships among the neighborhood environment, social interaction and mental health in the context of developing megacities. The relevant findings provide an important reference for urban planners and administrators regarding how to build health-supportive neighborhoods and healthy cities.

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“…An informal means of crime control and neighbourhood surveillance is in place for such closely-knit communities due to the high degree of neighbourliness in the form of mutual relationships and trust (Middleton, 2018;Williams, 2005). The more comfortable residents feel walking around the neighbourhood, the higher the frequencies of them walking and the more positive regard they are to hold for their neighbourhood (Lund, 2003;van den Berg et al, 2017). A research paper based on two Canadian metropolitan cities showed that many households stated that they had a stark preference for walkability (Frank et al, 2014).…”

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“…Apart from social and psychological well-being, tightly-knit communities also tend to provide a safe and secure place for residents (Kasarda & Janowitz, 1974;McMillan, 1996). In addition to the benefits for residents, the pressing need to promote social cohesion in today's diverse world has made this subject matter the centre of much attention in the field of urban planning and analytics (van den Berg, Sharmeen, & Weijs-Perrée, 2017). Research in real estate has been exploring the influence of neighbourhood types and built-form on social interaction for several decades by now.…”

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Does Neighbourhood Design Impact Social Interactions Amongst Neighbours? Studying the Influence of Neighbourhood Built-form & Type on Socialization Among Neighbours in Canadian Cities

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2022

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Urban planning has devoted significant effort to exploring the linkages between neighbourhood design and social interactions. With the increasing popularity of New Urbanism, the role New Urbanist design features play in promoting neighbourly socialization and strengthening communal bonds have become widely debated. This thesis contributes to the existing literature by researching how socialization differs between New Urbanist and traditional suburban neighbourhoods and whether the socialization difference, if any, results from differences in neighbourhood structure and design. This thesis uses a data set comprised of eight neighbourhoods - four of which are New Urbanist neighbourhoods and the other four are traditional suburban neighbourhoods. Using ordered probit regression modelling, the extent of socialization that stems from households’ demographic characteristics and the housing-level and neighbourhood-level physical design features is determined. The results indicate that socialization is more likely to be influenced by the amalgamated effect of neighbourhood type, rather than design features alone.

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On the subjective quality of social Interactions: Influence of neighborhood walkability, social cohesion and mobility choices

Cited by 64 publications

References 40 publications

Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns

Loneliness and Life Satisfaction Explained by Public-Space Use and Mobility Patterns

The Anatomy of Health-Supportive Neighborhoods: A Multilevel Analysis of Built Environment, Perceived Disorder, Social Interaction and Mental Health in Beijing

Does Neighbourhood Design Impact Social Interactions Amongst Neighbours? Studying the Influence of Neighbourhood Built-form & Type on Socialization Among Neighbours in Canadian Cities

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