Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea
Scholars have examined the relationship between destination accessibility and various pedestrian-friendly environments in neighborhoods. However, there have been few studies on whether micro-scale environmental features promote access to supermarkets. This study fills these gaps by examining the acc...
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| description | Scholars have examined the relationship between destination accessibility and various pedestrian-friendly environments in neighborhoods. However, there have been few studies on whether micro-scale environmental features promote access to supermarkets. This study fills these gaps by examining the accessibility of supermarkets and the meso- and micro-scale environmental features. In particular, environmental features that pedestrians can experience at the eye-level were estimated using the Naver pedestrian direction API and semantic segmentation technique. Multivariate regression models were employed to determine whether neighborhoods with high supermarket accessibility ensure walkable environments for the elderly. Our findings have shown that the walkability differs according to different levels of supermarket accessibility. Neighborhoods with high supermarket accessibility had high density and high diversity, and they provided high-quality sidewalk pavement. Conversely, elderly residents in neighborhoods with low accessibility had to pass through more pedestrian crossing facilities and steep slopes to go to do their shopping. These results can provide insight to policymakers and planners about the uneven accessibility of supermarkets and help improve neighborhood walkability for the elderly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1759bfc6dcf24c75a4b6feda615da2412023-11-16T19:32:08ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092023-02-0113240210.3390/buildings13020402Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, KoreaDonghyun Kim0Jaeseok Hwang1Jina Park2Department of Urban Planning & Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Urban Planning, Graduate School, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Urban Planning & Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of KoreaScholars have examined the relationship between destination accessibility and various pedestrian-friendly environments in neighborhoods. However, there have been few studies on whether micro-scale environmental features promote access to supermarkets. This study fills these gaps by examining the accessibility of supermarkets and the meso- and micro-scale environmental features. In particular, environmental features that pedestrians can experience at the eye-level were estimated using the Naver pedestrian direction API and semantic segmentation technique. Multivariate regression models were employed to determine whether neighborhoods with high supermarket accessibility ensure walkable environments for the elderly. Our findings have shown that the walkability differs according to different levels of supermarket accessibility. Neighborhoods with high supermarket accessibility had high density and high diversity, and they provided high-quality sidewalk pavement. Conversely, elderly residents in neighborhoods with low accessibility had to pass through more pedestrian crossing facilities and steep slopes to go to do their shopping. These results can provide insight to policymakers and planners about the uneven accessibility of supermarkets and help improve neighborhood walkability for the elderly.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/2/402supermarket accessibilitymicro-scale environmental featuresmeso-scale environmental featuresthe elderlypedestrian direction APIsemantic segmentation |
| spellingShingle | Donghyun Kim Jaeseok Hwang Jina Park Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea Buildings supermarket accessibility micro-scale environmental features meso-scale environmental features the elderly pedestrian direction API semantic segmentation |
| title | Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea |
| title_full | Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea |
| title_fullStr | Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea |
| title_short | Associations between Elderly Residents’ Supermarket Accessibility and Built Environmental Features in Seoul, Korea |
| title_sort | associations between elderly residents supermarket accessibility and built environmental features in seoul korea |
| topic | supermarket accessibility micro-scale environmental features meso-scale environmental features the elderly pedestrian direction API semantic segmentation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/13/2/402 |
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