Pedestrian walkways for health in Shiraz, Iran, the contribution of attitudes, and perceived environmental attributes

Paydar, Mohammad; Kamani Fard, Asal; Khaghani, Marzieh

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dc.contributor.author	Paydar, Mohammad
dc.contributor.author	Kamani Fard, Asal
dc.contributor.author	Khaghani, Marzieh
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-17T18:37:58Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-17T18:37:58Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://repositorio.ucm.cl/handle/ucm/3221
dc.description.abstract	Walking is important for improving physical activity and public health. The pedestrian walkways called Walkways for Health in Shiraz, Iran, present a high standard of aesthetic and design features which attract many people for the purpose of recreation. In addition, a significant percentage of Iranians suffer from mental disorders. The contribution of aesthetic and design features toward walking for recreation as well as mental health has been demonstrated in previous studies, which have focused on either one or the other of these aspects. This interdisciplinary research study aims to evaluate both of these aspects simultaneously. A quantitative approach including a survey questionnaire and multiple regression analysis was used to examine the objectives. The contributions of walking attitudes and several perceived environmental attributes to the attractiveness for walking and to general/mental health were determined, which suggested the need for new arrangements of the visual sequences and social setting along these walkways. In addition, the observation that younger people suffer are more affected by mental health disorders was one of the most challenging findings. The policy makers of this city could apply the findings of this study to these pedestrian walkways in order to improve the attractiveness for walking as well as general and mental health.	es_CL
dc.language.iso	en	es_CL
dc.rights	Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 Chile	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/	*
dc.source	Sustainability, 12(18), 7263	es_CL
dc.subject	Attractiveness for walking	es_CL
dc.subject	Mental health	es_CL
dc.subject	Perceived environmental attributes	es_CL
dc.subject	Walking with others	es_CL
dc.subject	Walking attitudes	es_CL
dc.subject	Walking for recreation	es_CL
dc.title	Pedestrian walkways for health in Shiraz, Iran, the contribution of attitudes, and perceived environmental attributes	es_CL
dc.type	Article	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Scopus	es_CL
dc.ucm.indexacion	Isi	es_CL
dc.ucm.doi	doi.org/10.3390/su12187263	es_CL