TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - 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)
JO  - Cities
A1  - Boakye-Dankwa, Ernest
A1  - Nathan, Andrea
A1  - Barnett, Anthony
A1  - Busija, Lucy
A1  - Lee, Ruby S. Y.
A1  - Pachana, Nancy
A1  - Turrell, Gavin
A1  - Cerin, Ester
SP  - 23
EP  - 33
VL  - 84
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0264-2751
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2018.07.002
ID  - ref1
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