Ferrer López, S.; Ruiz Sánchez, T. (2016). Comparison of the factors of the built environment influencing the decision to walk for short trips in two Spanish cities: Valencia and Granada. En XII Congreso de ingeniería del transporte. 7, 8 y 9 de Junio, Valencia (España). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 143-163. https://doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.4263
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Title:
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Comparison of the factors of the built environment influencing the decision to walk for short trips in two Spanish cities: Valencia and Granada
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Author:
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Ferrer López, Sheila
Ruiz Sánchez, Tomás
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UPV Unit:
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Universitat Politècnica de València. Departamento de Ingeniería e Infraestructura de los Transportes - Departament d'Enginyeria i Infraestructura dels Transports
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Abstract:
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[EN] In this study, we use a qualitative methodology to identify and compare factors of the built environment influencing the decision to walk for short trips in two different Spanish cities: Valencia and Granada. Three ...[+]
[EN] In this study, we use a qualitative methodology to identify and compare factors of the built environment influencing the decision to walk for short trips in two different Spanish cities: Valencia and Granada. Three focus groups were held in Valencia and two in Granada with participants who undertook, at least once a week, one short non-shopping trip in any travel mode (were “short trip” is defined as less than 30-45 minutes walking distance). A thematic analysis of the data using the software QSR NVivo was performed after the transcription of the video recordings. Results show that participants perceive more facilitators to walking in Granada than in Valencia, explained by the smaller size of the former city and the driving restriction policy in the city centre of Granada for private cars. The main common barriers to walking in the two cities were: insecurity from crime (absence of people, a poor street lighting or walking along a conflictive are), a high density of traffic lights and walking along large avenues. In the city of Valencia, crossing multilane avenues and large-diameter roundabouts are deterrents to walking. In Granada, very steep streets motivate the use of alternative travel modes.
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Subjects:
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INGENIERÍA DEL TRANSPORTE
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Built environment
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Focus group
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Walking
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Pedestrian
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Short trip
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Mode choice
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Copyrigths:
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Reconocimiento - No comercial - Sin obra derivada (by-nc-nd)
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ISBN:
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9788460899600
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Source:
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XII Congreso de ingeniería del transporte. 7, 8 y 9 de Junio, Valencia (España).
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DOI:
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10.4995/CIT2016.2016.4263
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Publisher:
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Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València
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Publisher version:
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http://ocs.editorial.upv.es/index.php/CIT/CIT2016/paper/view/4263
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Conference name:
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CIT2016. Congreso de Ingeniería del Transporte
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Conference place:
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Valencia, Spain
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Conference date:
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June 07-09,2016
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Project ID:
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info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN//TRA2011-27415/ES/METODOLOGIAS DE ENCUESTA DE TRANSPORTE PEATONAL Y ANALISIS DE LA MOVILIDAD A PIE/
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Thanks:
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We would like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for funding the
research project PEATON-TRA2011-27415. Furthermore, we would also like to thank the
participants in the study, Pablo García-Garcés for ...[+]
We would like to thank the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation for funding the
research project PEATON-TRA2011-27415. Furthermore, we would also like to thank the
participants in the study, Pablo García-Garcés for his assistance with the focus groups,
Rocío de Oña and José Luis Machado for their help to organize the focus groups in
Granada, and Lidón Mars for her help in conducting focus groups.
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Type:
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Capítulo de libro
Comunicación en congreso
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