Perceptions of the urban walking environments

Perceptions of the urban walking environments

Walkability is the basis of sustainable city. Walking is the socially equitable mode that is most accessible to the masses. However, the advent of transportation technology, such as automobile and superhighway has degraded the pedestrian environment. The aim of the paper is to examine the characte...

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Main Authors: Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza, Zahari, Rustam Khairi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013
Subjects:
HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/36556/
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spelling iium-365562015-09-08T03:30:29Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/36556/ Perceptions of the urban walking environments Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Zahari, Rustam Khairi HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying Walkability is the basis of sustainable city. Walking is the socially equitable mode that is most accessible to the masses. However, the advent of transportation technology, such as automobile and superhighway has degraded the pedestrian environment. The aim of the paper is to examine the characteristics or attributes that could promote walking activities via people's perceptions. This paper combines survey questionnaire and walkability audit to gauge perception of the urban walking environment. Findings indicate that the proximity of destinations, good weather condition, safety and well-designed pedestrian facilities can significantly contribute to better perceptions of the walking environment. Elsevier 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/36556/1/Raja_Noriza_Raja_Ariffin_OE_020_Elsevier_Published.pdf Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza and Zahari, Rustam Khairi (2013) Perceptions of the urban walking environments. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences (105). 589- 597. ISSN 1877-0428
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topic HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
spellingShingle HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
Zahari, Rustam Khairi
Perceptions of the urban walking environments
description Walkability is the basis of sustainable city. Walking is the socially equitable mode that is most accessible to the masses. However, the advent of transportation technology, such as automobile and superhighway has degraded the pedestrian environment. The aim of the paper is to examine the characteristics or attributes that could promote walking activities via people's perceptions. This paper combines survey questionnaire and walkability audit to gauge perception of the urban walking environment. Findings indicate that the proximity of destinations, good weather condition, safety and well-designed pedestrian facilities can significantly contribute to better perceptions of the walking environment.
format Article
author Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_facet Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
Zahari, Rustam Khairi
author_sort Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza
title Perceptions of the urban walking environments
title_short Perceptions of the urban walking environments
title_full Perceptions of the urban walking environments
title_fullStr Perceptions of the urban walking environments
title_full_unstemmed Perceptions of the urban walking environments
title_sort perceptions of the urban walking environments
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/36556/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/36556/1/Raja_Noriza_Raja_Ariffin_OE_020_Elsevier_Published.pdf
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