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| Snow and rain modify neighbourhood walkability for older adults | | Author(s) | Philippa Clarke, Jana A Hirsch, Robert Melendez |
| Journal title | Canadian Journal on Aging, vol 36, no 2, June 2017 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press, June 2017 |
| Pages | pp 159-169 |
| Source | http://cambridge.org/cjg |
| Keywords | Mobility ; Walking ; Pedestrian transport ; Ageing process ; Neighbourhoods, communities etc ; Physical environment ; Weather conditions ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The literature has documented a positive relationship between walkable built environments and outdoor mobility in older adults. Yet surprisingly absent is any consideration of how weather conditions modify the impact of neighbourhood walkability. In this study the authors used archived weather data linked to survey data collected from a sample of older adults in Vancouver, Canada. It was found that car-dependent neighbourhoods that featured longer block lengths, fewer intersections and greater distance to amenities became inaccessible in snow. Even older adults who lived in very walkable neighbourhoods walked to 25 per cent fewer destinations in snow. It is crucial to consider the impact of weather in the relationship between neighbourhood walkability and older adult mobility. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170728251 A |
| Classmark | C4: HSA: OE: BG: RH: R: R4: 7S |
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