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标题：The Built Environment and the Frequency of Cycling Trips by Urban Elderly: Insights from Zhongshan, China
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作者：Yi Zhang ; Chaoyang Li ; Chuan Ding 等
期刊名称：Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1346-7581
电子版ISSN：1347-2852
出版年度：2016
卷号：15
期号：3
页码：511-518
DOI：10.3130/jaabe.15.511
语种：English
出版社：日本建築学会、大韓建築学会、中国建築学会
摘要：As a form of active transport, cycling provides significant health benefits to the elderly. Among voluminous active transport-related literature, few studies have investigated the correlates of the cycling activity of urban elderly. This study explored the effects of individual, household, and built environment attributes on the frequency of cycling trips by urban elderly, with data collected from 33 urban neighborhoods of Zhongshan, China. The negative binomial regression models detect that, all else being equal, living in a neighborhood with a compact urban form and safe cycling environment is strongly connected to more cycling trips by the urban elderly. The models also suggest that attitudes towards cycling or driving and household ownership of bicycles or cars are significantly related to urban elderly′s cycling trips. The findings facilitate our understanding of the effects of built environment on cycling activity and provide insights into an effective design of interventions on health promotion of the urban elderly in China.
关键词：urban elderly;frequency of cycling trips;built environment;negative binomial regression