@article{ref1,
title="Walking behaviour and patterns of perceived access to neighbourhood destinations in older adults from a low-density (Brisbane, Australia) and an ultra-dense city (Hong Kong, China)",
journal="Cities",
year="2019",
author="Boakye-Dankwa, Ernest and Nathan, Andrea and Barnett, Anthony and Busija, Lucy and Lee, Ruby S. Y. and Pachana, Nancy and Turrell, Gavin and Cerin, Ester",
volume="84",
number="",
pages="23-33",
abstract="Introduction Hong Kong older adults have been found to accumulate high levels of walking compared to their Westerns counterparts living in low-density cities. These differences in walking could be attributed to differences in destination accessibility. However, between-city differences in older adults' walking and perceived destination accessibility have not been quantified. This study examined differences in walking and patterns of perceived destination accessibility within 5-, 10-, and 20-minute walk from home between older adults aged ≥65 years in Brisbane and Hong Kong.  Methods We used data from epidemiological studies conducted in Brisbane (n = 793) and Hong Kong (n = 484) using comparable measures of perceived distance to 12 destinations and weekly minutes of walking for transport and recreation. Regression models accounting for neighbourhood-level clustering were used to estimate between-city differences in walking and access to specific destinations. Latent class analyses were used to identify city-specific patterns of destination accessibility.  Results Hong Kong older adults accumulated significantly more minutes of walking than their Brisbane counterparts and also reported higher accessibility to most destinations. The between-city differences in percentage of older adults with access to a diversity of destinations were particularly large for shorter distances (5- and 10-minute walk from home).  Conclusion Low-density cities should provide ageing-friendly housing in the city centre with high levels of accessibility to relevant destinations and/or promote the implementation of urban planning policies that support the development of mixed land use and higher levels of residential density.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0264-2751",
doi="10.1016/j.cities.2018.07.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2018.07.002"
}