The influence of residential dissonance on physical activity and walking: evidence from the Montgomery County, MD, and Twin Cities, MN, areas

Cho, Gi Hyoug; Rodrı́guez, Daniel A.

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2014.06.007

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“…Many previous studies have examined the influences of objectively measured or perceived neighborhood characteristics on residential satisfaction, but few have investigated the effect of residential preferences. Residential choice consists of a tradeoff among neighborhood characteristics because of financial constraints and limited housing options; therefore, many residents are not able to choose the housing and neighborhoods they prefer (Cho and Rodriguez, 2014;Schwanen and Mokhtarian, 2004). People with realized residential preferences may be more satisfied than those with unrealized preferences.…”

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Environmental correlates of residential satisfaction: An exploration of mismatched neighborhood characteristics in the Twin Cities

Cao

Wang

2016

Landscape and Urban Planning

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Previous studies have overwhelmingly focused on the effects of objective and/or perceived neighborhood characteristics on residential satisfaction. Little attention has been paid to residential preferences and their realization. This study hypothesizes that residential satisfaction is different for individuals whose residence is located in a neighborhood with characteristics that match their preferences and those whose residence is located in a neighborhood with characteristics that do not match their preferences. Therefore, residential satisfaction depends upon whether perceived neighborhood characteristics match the resident's preferences for the characteristics. Using data from the Twin Cities, this study explores two related issues: the impact of mismatched neighborhood characteristics on residential satisfaction and the impact of perceived neighborhood characteristics on residential satisfaction. We find that using mismatched neighborhood characteristics or perceived neighborhood characteristics as explanatory variables produces somewhat different environmental correlates of residential satisfaction. Findings from this study suggest that improving parks and open space, neighborhood safety, and neighborhood appearance is important to enhance residential satisfaction of existing residents.

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Environmental correlates of residential satisfaction: An exploration of mismatched neighborhood characteristics in the Twin Cities

Cao

Wang

2016

Landscape and Urban Planning

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“…Residential dissonance studies with travel outcomes have generally defined the residential environment either as fixed spatial units or as ego-centered neighborhoods. Approaches applying fixed spatial units include comparisons between two or more neighborhoods, census tracks or other administrative units categorized by their level of urbanization or a comparable measure (Badland et al 2012;Cao 2015;Cho and Rodríguez 2014;Mokhtarian 2004, 2005b;De Vos et al 2012). The main benefit of these approaches lays in the availability of compatible data on the level of administrative units.…”

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“…A limited number of studies have explored residential dissonance in connection to active travel, with most empirical research still conducted in the US, Australia or Canada. Moreover, only a small number of studies, for example Frank et al (2007) and Cho and Rodríguez (2014), have addressed residential dissonance in reference to walking separated from other modes of active transportation. However, evidence from the active travel literature demonstrates that the environmental measures associated with such active travel modes as walking and cycling differ to some extent (McCormack and Shiell 2011).…”

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Residential dissonance and walking for transport

Kajosaari

Hasanzadeh

Kyttä

2019

Journal of Transport Geography

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The concept of residential dissonance contextualizes the combined impact of built environment and individual travel and land-use preferences on travel behavior. A limited number of studies have explored the effect of residential dissonance specifically on walking. However, evidence from the active travel literature suggests that the environmental characteristics associated with diverse active travel modes differ to some extent. This study addresses residential dissonance in a framework specific for walking outcomes, as the applied neighborhood boundaries, residential preferences and the observed built environment were operationalized with measures related to walking for transport. SoftGIS, a public participatory GIS method allowing the mapping of frequently visited destinations was used to survey the daily walking behavior of 772 respondents aged 25-40 years living in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were used to assess the adjusted odds of walking a high share of estimated monthly trips and travel distance. The identified residential dissonance groups were found to have significant associations with the walking outcomes. Associations between the observed neighborhood walkability and the walking outcomes varied by trip purpose, being more consistent with walking to utilitarian than to recreational destinations. Overall, the results support views on the interconnectedness of individual attitudes and the built environment in facilitating walking for transport.

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“…They incorporated these measures of dissonance in their regression models and found that the impact of dissonance on travel behaviour differs between consonant and dissonant groups. Similar measures of dissonance were used by Frank et al (2007), De Vos et al (2012, Kamruzzaman et al (2013) and Cho and Rodríguez (2014). For a more detailed overview we refer to Cao (2015).…”

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Residential self-selection, reverse causality and residential dissonance. A latent class transition model of interactions between the built environment, travel attitudes and travel behavior

Coevering

Maat

Wee

2018

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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Travel-related attitudes and dissonance between attitudes and the characteristics of the residential built environment are believed to play an important role in the effectiveness of land use policies that aim to influence travel behaviour. To date, research on the nature and directions of causality of the links between these variables has been hindered by the lack of longitudinal approaches. This paper takes such an approach by exploring how people across different population groups adjust their residential environments and attitudes over time. Two latent class transition models are used to segment a population into consonant and dissonant classes to reveal differences in their adjustment process. Interactions between (1) the distance to railway stations and travel-mode-related attitudes and (2) the distance to shopping centres and the importance of satisfaction with these distances are modelled. The models reveal mixed patterns in consonant and dissonant classes at different distances from these destinations. These patterns remain relatively stable over time. People in more dissonant classes generally do not have a higher probability of switching to more consonant classes. People adjust their built environments as well as their attitudes over time and these processes differ between classes. Implications for policies are discussed.

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The influence of residential dissonance on physical activity and walking: evidence from the Montgomery County, MD, and Twin Cities, MN, areas

Cited by 30 publications

References 40 publications

Environmental correlates of residential satisfaction: An exploration of mismatched neighborhood characteristics in the Twin Cities

Environmental correlates of residential satisfaction: An exploration of mismatched neighborhood characteristics in the Twin Cities

Residential dissonance and walking for transport

Residential self-selection, reverse causality and residential dissonance. A latent class transition model of interactions between the built environment, travel attitudes and travel behavior

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