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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| author | Raja Ariffin, Raja Noriza Zahari, Rustam Khairi |
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| 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. |
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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 |
| 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 |
| title | 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_short | Perceptions of the urban walking environments |
| title_sort | perceptions of the urban walking environments |
| topic | HT101 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology NA9000 Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying |
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