Relationships between Outdoor Walking Levels and Neighbourhood Built-Environment Attributes

Zandieh, Razieh; Flacke, Johannes; Martínez, Johan Alexander Carreño; Maarseveen, M.F.A.M. van

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“…Some previous studies on older adults' walking levels have addressed area deprivation (Fisher, Li, Michael, & Cleveland, 2004;Fox et al, 2011). However, these studies have typically relied on self-reported measurement of older adults' outdoor walking levels (Fisher et al, 2004;Zandieh, Martinez, Flacke, & van Maarseveen, 2015), which is virtually not an accurate measurement of physical activity levels and is subject to recall bias (Gidlow et al, 2006;Harris et al, 2009;Sims, Smith, Duffy, & Hilton, 1999). Fox et al (2011) have used accelerometers to measure walking levels objectively.…”

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The Associations Between Area Deprivation and Objectively Measured Older Adults’ Outdoor Walking Levels

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Outdoor walking has positive impacts on older adults’ health. It is crucial to identify less active older adults and to encourage them to take outdoor walks. Previous studies have shown that physical activity levels vary according to socioeconomic deprivation. However, knowledge on objectively measured older adults’ outdoor walking levels is limited. This study investigated associations between area (socioeconomic) deprivation and older adults’ objectively (geographic positioning system [GPS]) measured outdoor walking levels (i.e., walking durations and frequencies) in Birmingham, United Kingdom. It used a multilevel approach. The final sample included 173 participants (65 years and above). A questionnaire was used to collect data on personal characteristics (e.g., educational attainment as a proxy of individual deprivation, age, and marital status). The results show that independent of personal characteristics, area deprivation associates with outdoor walking durations. Participants from high-deprivation areas spend less time for outdoor walking than those from low-deprivation areas. Associations between area deprivation and outdoor walking frequencies were nonsignificant. Future research needs to investigate how attributes (e.g., environmental attributes) of low- and high-deprivation areas drive disparities in outdoor walking durations among older residents of low- and high-deprivation areas.

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“…Geographic information systems (GIS) were also employed because they can layer data on top three-dimensional maps, embedding greater significance into the projection. GIS was used to determine walkability based on macro and micro elements of the built environment (Zandieh et al 2018). The GIS system contained the environmental attributes that might not be captured on a regular map that could impact walking patterns.…”

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“…There was one exception in this short overview. In the study to measure walkability, transportation data was utilized along with questionnaires (Zandieh et al 2018).…”

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Bridging the gaps between humans and their infrastructure: what are the challenges for citizen engagement introduced by increasing smart urban infrastructure and how might those challenges be mitigated?

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This dissertation asks "what are the challenges for citizen engagement introduced by increasing smart urban infrastructure in public space and how can those challenges be mitigated?" It theorizes that the infrastructure that makes cities operational dictates the lives and experiences of the practitioners of public space. It builds from a four-year observational and qualitative research study on a singular infrastructure, engaging multiple stakeholders in public space. At the center of its unique research design is the MX3D bridge, the world's first 3D printed stainless steel bridge, installed in Amsterdam. Its goal is to use research through design and empirical philosophy work with the 3D printed smart bridge in Amsterdam to bridge the gaps between humans and their infrastructure, specifically "smart" infrastructure in the built environment.Using observational and qualitative methods, the dissertation bridges theory with empirical study, centering how smart infrastructure affects people's lives and the political consequences of an uninformed public. We depend on infrastructure to navigate daily life, whether it be streetlights, electrical grids, or footbridges. When these systems work, we overlook their significance, and they disappear into the background. However, smart infrastructure is multi-functional in ways often invisible to the public. Although it might be undesirable to continuously acknowledge the infrastructures that make modern life possible, negative consequences may result if the public fails to understand and civically engage with smart infrastructure when the functionality, purpose, and even ownership of the built environment may shift due to smart city advancements. The Smart CityCities are important. As of 2022, 56% of the world lives in cities and 68% is predicted to live in cities by 2050 ("World Cities Report 2022" 2022). Cities have long pushed technological advancement and been strategically designed based on the values of those with the power to mold public space. The streets, sewers, buildings, and framework of Paris were famously redesigned by Georges-Eugène Haussmann and then finished by the Third Republic from the

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“… This Chapter is based on: Zandieh R, Martinez J, Flacke J, et al (2017d) Indirect relationships between neighbourhood built environment and outdoor walking levels. Submitted.…”

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Healthy urban planning : the influence of the built environment on older adults' outdoor walking

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Relationships between Outdoor Walking Levels and Neighbourhood Built-Environment Attributes

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The Associations Between Area Deprivation and Objectively Measured Older Adults’ Outdoor Walking Levels

The Associations Between Area Deprivation and Objectively Measured Older Adults’ Outdoor Walking Levels

Bridging the gaps between humans and their infrastructure: what are the challenges for citizen engagement introduced by increasing smart urban infrastructure and how might those challenges be mitigated?

Healthy urban planning : the influence of the built environment on older adults' outdoor walking

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