Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking
Exploring the relationship between leisure walking and the built environment will provide an improvement in human health and well-being. It is, therefore, necessary to explore the most relevant scale for leisure walking and how the association between the built environment and leisure walking varies...
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| description | Exploring the relationship between leisure walking and the built environment will provide an improvement in human health and well-being. It is, therefore, necessary to explore the most relevant scale for leisure walking and how the association between the built environment and leisure walking varies across scales. Three hundred volunteers were recruited to wear GPS loggers, and a total dataset of 268 tracks from 105 individuals was collected. The shortest possible routes between starting and ending points were generated and compared to the actual routes using the paired T-test. An improved grid-based buffer approach was proposed, and statistics for the grid cells intersecting the paths were calculated. Grid cells were calculated for six scales: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 500 m, 800 m, and 1600 m. The results showed that the actual paths were on average 24.97% longer than the shortest path. The mean, standard deviation, and minimum and maximum values of the built environment variables were all significantly associated with leisure walking. The most relevant spatial scale was found to be the 100 m scale. Overall, the smaller the scale, the more significant the association. Participants showed a preference for moderately compact urban forms, diverse options for destinations, and greener landscapes in leisure walking route choice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e96a4ad49ab4972aef84b8f2fbdac082023-11-19T11:01:18ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642023-09-0112938410.3390/ijgi12090384Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure WalkingYifu Ge0Zhongyu He1Kai Shang2School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban Planning, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, ChinaExploring the relationship between leisure walking and the built environment will provide an improvement in human health and well-being. It is, therefore, necessary to explore the most relevant scale for leisure walking and how the association between the built environment and leisure walking varies across scales. Three hundred volunteers were recruited to wear GPS loggers, and a total dataset of 268 tracks from 105 individuals was collected. The shortest possible routes between starting and ending points were generated and compared to the actual routes using the paired T-test. An improved grid-based buffer approach was proposed, and statistics for the grid cells intersecting the paths were calculated. Grid cells were calculated for six scales: 50 m, 100 m, 200 m, 500 m, 800 m, and 1600 m. The results showed that the actual paths were on average 24.97% longer than the shortest path. The mean, standard deviation, and minimum and maximum values of the built environment variables were all significantly associated with leisure walking. The most relevant spatial scale was found to be the 100 m scale. Overall, the smaller the scale, the more significant the association. Participants showed a preference for moderately compact urban forms, diverse options for destinations, and greener landscapes in leisure walking route choice.https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/12/9/384pedestrianleisure walkingbuilt environmentactive transportationroute choice |
| spellingShingle | Yifu Ge Zhongyu He Kai Shang Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information pedestrian leisure walking built environment active transportation route choice |
| title | Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking |
| title_full | Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking |
| title_fullStr | Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking |
| title_short | Influence of the Built Environment on Pedestrians’ Route Choice in Leisure Walking |
| title_sort | influence of the built environment on pedestrians route choice in leisure walking |
| topic | pedestrian leisure walking built environment active transportation route choice |
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