The Disabling City: Older Persons Walking in Central Neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
3. Results
3.1. Understanding Older Persons’ Walking Patterns in Four Central Neighbourhoods
3.1.1. Older Persons’ Walking: Routes, Destinies and Patterns
3.1.2. Changing Neighbourhoods: Building Typologies and Older Persons’ Walking
3.2. Exploring Elements of the Built Environment That Facilitate and Hinder Older Persons’ Walking
3.2.1. (Un)engaging Streets: Greenery, Facades, Cleanliness and Older Persons’ Walking
3.2.2. Enablers and Disablers: Sidewalks, Crossings and Older Persons’ Walking
4. Conclusions: The Disabling City
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Distance (km) | Speed (m/s) | |||||
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Shortest | Average | Longest | Lowest | Average | Highest | |
Case A (10 participants) Low-rise residential neighbourhood Single family houses | 0.98 | 2.00 | 4.31 | 0.5 (1.8 km/h) | 0.74 (2.7 km/h) | 1.26 (4.5 km/h) |
Case B (12 participants) Mid-rise mixed-use neighbourhood Perimeter block buildings | 0.54 | 2.57 | 7.32 | 0.42 (1.5 km/h) | 0.76 (2.7 km/h) | 1.27 (4.6 km/h) |
Case C (8 participants) Mid-rise mixed-use neighbourhood Block apartments | 0.99 | 1.98 | 4.94 | 0.58 (2.0 km/h) | 0.70 (2.5 km/h) | 1.26 (4.5 km/h) |
Case D (10 participants) High-rise mixed-use neighbourhood High-rise buildings | 0.81 | 3.33 | 8.79 | 0.34 (1.2 km/h) | 0.69 (2.5 km/h) | 1.15 (4.1 km/h) |
All participants | 0.54 | 2.53 | 8.79 | 0.34 | 0.75 | 1.27 |
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Herrmann-Lunecke, M.G.; Figueroa-Martínez, C.; Parra Huerta, F.; Mora, R. The Disabling City: Older Persons Walking in Central Neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile. Sustainability 2022, 14, 11085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711085
Herrmann-Lunecke MG, Figueroa-Martínez C, Parra Huerta F, Mora R. The Disabling City: Older Persons Walking in Central Neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile. Sustainability. 2022; 14(17):11085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711085
Chicago/Turabian StyleHerrmann-Lunecke, Marie Geraldine, Cristhian Figueroa-Martínez, Francisca Parra Huerta, and Rodrigo Mora. 2022. "The Disabling City: Older Persons Walking in Central Neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile" Sustainability 14, no. 17: 11085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711085
APA StyleHerrmann-Lunecke, M. G., Figueroa-Martínez, C., Parra Huerta, F., & Mora, R. (2022). The Disabling City: Older Persons Walking in Central Neighbourhoods of Santiago de Chile. Sustainability, 14(17), 11085. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711085