Old neighbourhoods showcasing new urbanist principles to promote walking for transport
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| Paper/Presentation Title | Old neighbourhoods showcasing new urbanist principles to promote walking for transport |
|---|---|
| Presentation Type | Paper |
| Authors | |
| Author | Grant, Paula |
| Editors | Featherstone, Jeffrey |
| Journal or Proceedings Title | 49th World Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP 2013): Frontiers of Planning: Evolving and Declining Models of City Planning Practice |
| Number of Pages | 11 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Place of Publication | Netherlands |
| ISBN | 9789490354220 |
| Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.eventure-online.com/parthen-uploads/95/13BRI/add226192_aTpX243a9j.pdf |
| Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | http://www.isocarp.org/index.php?id=1324 |
| Conference/Event | 49th World Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP 2013): Frontiers of Planning: Evolving and Declining Models of City Planning Practice |
| Event Details | 49th World Congress of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP 2013): Frontiers of Planning: Evolving and Declining Models of City Planning Practice Event Date 01 to end of 04 Oct 2013 Event Location Brisbane, Australia |
| Abstract | The built environment shapes our transport choices and has a significant impact on the environmental, economic and social wellness of communities. Compact land use patterns, as opposed to urban sprawl, can improve public health by providing the environment to make walking a feasible mode of transport. Toowoomba’s traditional inner city suburbs have the built form characteristics of compactness, connectivity, density, lot layout and mix of uses to be walkable. Using existing literature, geographic information systems, data, survey results and a walkability scoring tool, this paper will show that although being walkable and exhibiting New Urbanism characteristics very few people walk to work in Toowoomba's urban centre for a variety of reasons. This paper will argue that personal value propositions and attitudes are as influential for walking for transport as physical urban environments. |
| Keywords | walkability, new urbanism, public health, built environment, psycho-social barriers, East Toowoomba |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 330410. Urban analysis and development |
| Public Notes | Author retains copyright. |
| Byline Affiliations | School of Civil Engineering and Surveying |
| Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q234y/old-neighbourhoods-showcasing-new-urbanist-principles-to-promote-walking-for-transport
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