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Article: Walking towards a happy city

TitleWalking towards a happy city
Authors
Loo, BPY
KeywordsVehicle-oriented paradigm
People-oriented and place-based paradigm
Sustainable urban mobility
Walking
Walkability assessment
Issue Date2021
PublisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo
Citation
Journal of Transport Geography, 2021, v. 93, p. article no. 103078 How to Cite?
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103078
AbstractThis paper aims to pursue and to strengthen a paradigm shift in transport. It offers a fresh perspective on how the vehicle-oriented paradigm has been translated into specific biased practices and priorities in transport policy and research that jeopardized walkability. Then, it examines the transformational role of walking in the sustainable urban mobility transition. By considering walking as an experience, the paper shares a people-oriented and place-based framework for measuring and promoting walkable cities based on the local context of Hong Kong. On the way forward, it highlights the irreplaceable and leading role of governments in promoting walkability. Finally, it suggests two strategic directions of quantifying and fully integrating walking-related variables in transport design manuals, and ensuring a seamless transport experience for people using sustainable transport modes.
DescriptionHybrid open access
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/299791
ISSN
0966-6923
2023 Impact Factor: 5.7
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.791
ISI Accession Number ID
WOS:000659173600002

 

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dc.date.available2021-05-26T03:29:07Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Transport Geography, 2021, v. 93, p. article no. 103078-
dc.identifier.issn0966-6923-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/299791-
dc.descriptionHybrid open access-
dc.description.abstractThis paper aims to pursue and to strengthen a paradigm shift in transport. It offers a fresh perspective on how the vehicle-oriented paradigm has been translated into specific biased practices and priorities in transport policy and research that jeopardized walkability. Then, it examines the transformational role of walking in the sustainable urban mobility transition. By considering walking as an experience, the paper shares a people-oriented and place-based framework for measuring and promoting walkable cities based on the local context of Hong Kong. On the way forward, it highlights the irreplaceable and leading role of governments in promoting walkability. Finally, it suggests two strategic directions of quantifying and fully integrating walking-related variables in transport design manuals, and ensuring a seamless transport experience for people using sustainable transport modes.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherPergamon. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo-
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dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectVehicle-oriented paradigm-
dc.subjectPeople-oriented and place-based paradigm-
dc.subjectSustainable urban mobility-
dc.subjectWalking-
dc.subjectWalkability assessment-
dc.titleWalking towards a happy city-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailLoo, BPY: bpyloo@hku.hk-
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2021.103078-
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dc.identifier.volume93-
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