Using Virtual Street Audits to Understand the Walkability of Older Adults’ Route Choices by Gender and Age
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15472012 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine Brookfield (0000-0003-4947-5624, University of Edinburgh), Sara Tilley (0000-0002-8210-0763, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1061-1061 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph13111061 |
| PMID | 27801860 |
| OpenAlex | W2546305672 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 44 |
Walking for physical activity can bring important health benefits to older adults. In this population, walking has been related to various urban design features and street characteristics. To gain new insights into the microscale environmental details that might influence seniors' walking, details which might be more amenable to change than neighbourhood level factors, we employed a reliable streetscape audit tool, in combination with Google Street View TM , to evaluate the 'walkability' of where older adults choose to walk. Analysis of the routes selected by a purposive sample of independently mobile adults aged 65 years and over living in Edinburgh, UK, revealed a preference to walk in more walkable environments, alongside a willingness to walk in less supportive settings. At times, factors commonly considered important for walking, including wayfinding and legibility, user conflict, kerb paving quality, and lighting appeared to have little impact on older adults' decisions about where to walk. The implications for policy, practice, and the emerging technique of virtual auditing are considered
Audit · Business · Environmental health · Level design · Multimedia · Occupational safety and health · Physical activity · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Poison control · Transport engineering · Walkability · Computer Science · Engineering · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Impact of Light on Environment and Health · Medicine · Older Adults Driving Studies · Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Gerontology
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 18 |