Gendered morphologies and walking

Evidence from smartphone tracking data among young adults in Barcelona

Datos Bibliográficos

ID5286901
AutoresMonika Maciejewska (0000-0003-4368-0803, COSMOPOLIS Centre for Urban Research, Geography Department Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Brussel Belgium), Guillem Vich (0000-0002-6419-1913, Barcelona's Institute for Global Heath (ISGlobal) Barcelona Spain), Xavier Delclòs-Alió (0000-0002-7206-2310, Research Group on Territorial Analysis and Tourism Studies (GRATET), Geography Department Universitat Rovira i Virgili Tarragona Spain), Carme Miralles‐guasch (0000-0003-4821-9776, Geography Department Autonomous University of Barcelona Barcelona Spain)
Año2023
Volumen189
Número4
Páginas686-700
Fecha de publicación2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGeographical Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/geoj.12500
OpenAlexW4311828127
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas86

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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