《EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH AND WALKABILITY》

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来源
OPEN HOUSE INTERNATIONAL,Vol.44,Issue1,P.44-52
语言
英文
关键字
Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB); Healthy Urban Performance; Walkability; Residential Environments; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; EXTENDED THEORY; WALKING; DETERMINANTS; ENVIRONMENTS; COMMUNITIES; INTENTIONS; EFFICACY; HABIT
作者单位
[Seles, Emre; Afacan, Yasemin] Bilkent Univ, Dept Interior Architecture & Environm Design, Fac Art Design & Architecture, Ankara, Turkey. Seles, E (reprint author), Bilkent Univ, Dept Interior Architecture & Environm Design, Fac Art Design & Architecture, Ankara, Turkey. E-Mail: emre.seles@bilkent.edu.tr; yasemine@bilkent.edu.tr
摘要
This study aimed to broaden Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) by including healthy urban performance attributes of the residential neighbourhoods as an additional predictor for walking behaviour First, the study reviewed the literature on TPB and walkability in residential environments, and then constructed a TPB model based on walkability to set the hypotheses. The study explored the correlations among walkability attributes and walkability behaviour through a survey conducted with residents in Ankara, Turkey (n = 220). To analyse the data, first confirmatory factor analysis and later, structural equation modelling were used. The findings of the study highlighted two aspects of planning for a walkable neighbourhood: (i) a walkability model based on the three constructs of TPB should not neglect the measured and experienced urban performance; (ii) utilizing pedestrian environment for walking as fully as possible requires a collaborative and an experiential approach as well as a multi-parameter decision-making process.