To choose, or not to choose, a nearby activity option: Understanding the gendered role of proximity in urban settings

Solá, Ana Gil; Vilhelmson, Bertil

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103301

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“…This finding can be supported by the claims by Kavanagh and Bentley's (2008), who pointed out that having a variety of places to walk positively affects the walking time of women but remains unchangeable for men. This is due to women's mobility activity spaces being more compact than men's (Gil Solá & Vilhelmson, 2022; Rišová, 2021). Walkable areas have morphological and functional attributes that not only enable walking, but also make daily walks pleasant, comfortable and safe, which is key to encouraging people, especially women, to walk (Leslie et al, 2007).…”

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Gendered morphologies and walking: Evidence from smartphone tracking data among young adults in Barcelona

Maciejewska

Delclòs‐Alió

Miralles‐Guasch

et al. 2022

Geographical Journal

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It is well established that urban form can encourage or hinder daily walking activity. Consequently, urban form has a direct impact on both spatial accessibility and the ability of achieving daily physical activity recommendations. However, the relationship between urban form and walking patterns may present relevant differences among different population subgroups, for instance in terms of gender. In order to analyse how the relationship between urban form and daily walking time might be modulated by gender, the present study aims to explore walking patterns of men and women living in different neighbourhood types in Barcelona Metropolitan Region (Spain). For this purpose, the study uses data extracted from a smartphone tracking app among a rather specific population group: young adults who commute daily to the same destination. The findings show that compact urban forms promote gender equality. The study especially sheds light on the disadvantaged position of young women living in small towns and suburbs, who walk much less than other women and any men.

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Gendered morphologies and walking: Evidence from smartphone tracking data among young adults in Barcelona

Maciejewska

Delclòs‐Alió

Miralles‐Guasch

et al. 2022

Geographical Journal

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The impact of relocations on distances traveled for commuting and grocery shopping: structural equation models of panel data

Schimohr,

Heinen,

Scheiner

2024

Transportation

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Residential relocations open a window of opportunity to decrease distances to work and other important daily destinations, such as grocery stores. This study investigates changes in trip distances after residential relocation, using data from a panel survey of 435 movers in Germany. We estimate two structural equation models for changes in commute and shopping trip distance. These models additionally allow us to draw insights into the relationships between spatial structure, travel attitudes, satisfaction with the accessibility of the workplace or shopping facilities, and housing preferences in residential location search. We find that there is a weak indication of an association between residential location choice and changes in trip distances. However, the analysis suggests that especially long trip distances are shortened through relocation. While residents in urban areas travel on average shorter distances, both for working and grocery shopping, only the shopping distance decreases after a move to a more urban location. A preference for urban structures leads to an increase in urbanity after relocation only in the model for grocery shopping trips. Even though long trips before relocation lead to dissatisfaction with the commute, we do not observe a direct effect of dissatisfaction with trips or reasons for moving on trip distances after a move.

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Built environment and the evolution of the “15-minute city”: A 25-year longitudinal study of 200 Swedish cities

Elldér

2024

Cities

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To choose, or not to choose, a nearby activity option: Understanding the gendered role of proximity in urban settings

Cited by 11 publications

References 26 publications

Gendered morphologies and walking: Evidence from smartphone tracking data among young adults in Barcelona

Gendered morphologies and walking: Evidence from smartphone tracking data among young adults in Barcelona

The impact of relocations on distances traveled for commuting and grocery shopping: structural equation models of panel data

Built environment and the evolution of the “15-minute city”: A 25-year longitudinal study of 200 Swedish cities

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