Environment | Mobility | Social participation |
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Chapter 1: Product * and technology | ||
e120: Products and technology for personal indoor and outdoor mobility and transportation | ||
Mobility assistive device | ||
e125: Products for communication | ||
Communication technology | +[113] | |
e140: Products and technology for culture, recreation and sport | ||
Absence of parks and walking areas | −[111] | −[133] |
Community gardens | +[99] | +[99] |
Space for socialisation | +[87] | |
e150: Design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for public use | ||
Absence of high ramps | 0[132] | Â |
Adequate handicap parking | +[123] | |
Buildings difficult to access | −†[93] |  |
Escalators, curbs and uneven surfaces | 0‡/–§[92] |  |
Parking | Â | |
Public facilities | Â | |
Seating | +[86], +[87], +[93], +[99], +[102], +[105], 0/+**[109], +[122], +/0[132] | |
Toilet facilities adequate for persons with disabilities | +[93] | Â |
Universally accessible public spaces | +[123] | |
Washrooms | Â | |
Water fountains | Â | |
e155: Design, construction and building products and technology of buildings for private use | ||
Easy access of residential entrance | 0[109] | Â |
Home architectural mobility barriers |  | −††[117] |
e160: Products and technology of land development | ||
Aesthetics‡‡ | +[86], 0[98], 0[109], +[114], +[116], +[122], +[129], +[132] |  |
Bad condition of sidewalks | +[114] | Â |
Bridge/overpasses connecting to services | +[109] | Â |
Crossing | Â | |
Dispersion of resources | −[110] | |
Fence separating sidewalks from traffic | 0[109] | Â |
Few streets | −[96] |  |
Good condition of streets/path | Â | |
Good quality of facilities | Â | +[71] |
Good user-friendliness of the walking environment | ||
Indoor shopping areas | +[114] | Â |
Mixed services and good pedestrian access | +[126] | Â |
No curbs with curb cuts | Â | 0[133] |
Uninviting neighborhood surroundings | -[114] | Â |
Poor user-friendliness of the walking environment | 0‡**/−§††[27], −[87], 0[90], −[102], −[105], 0[109], −[113], −[115], −[122], −[131] | |
Poorly maintained or missing sidewalks, crosswalks, bike paths or lanes | −[129] |  |
Garbage | −[111] |  |
Proximity to recreational/exercise facilities | 0/+1[90], +[95], +[99], +[105], +[109], +[112], +[113], +[114], +[116], 0[119], +[120], +[122], 0[125], +[132] | |
Relocation of community services and shops | ||
Resources proximity | +[86], 0/+1[90], +††[93], 0††‡‡‡/+[94], +[96], 0[98], +[99], +§***†/−†††[101],+[102], +[105], 0/+[115], +[116], +[120], +[123], +[125], +[126],+[129], +[134] | |
Rural > urban | +***[101] |  |
Safe stairs | +[99] | Â |
Sidewalks | +[86], 0[96],+[99], +[102], +[105], 0[111], +[114], 0[116], 0[125] | +[105] |
Streets connectivity | Â | |
Streets in poor condition | Â | |
Streets with traffic lights and busy streets | 0‡**/−††[92] |  |
Traffic and road hazards | 0[109] | Â |
Traffic lights located at inconvenient spots | −[122] |  |
Unfamiliar places | 0‡**/−††§[92] |  |
Urban > rural | +†‡‡[101] | |
Urban > semi-urban > rural |  | +[110], 0[130] |
Walking/cycling facilities | Â | |
e165: Assets | ||
Packages carried | −[27] |  |
Chapter 2: Natural environment and human-made changes to environment | ||
e210: Physical geography | ||
Topography physically demanding | −[113] | |
e215: Population | ||
Crowded places with high traffic density | 0‡**/−††§[92] |  |
Living in prosperous areas | Â | +[71] |
Low level of traffic | +[101] | Â |
Low Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status | Â | |
Neighborhood | Â | +[121] |
Population density | 0[72], 0[109], 0[116], +[120] | Â |
Seniors density | Â | |
Traffic | ||
White people density | +[95] | Â |
e220: Flora and fauna | ||
Animals | −/+2[114] |  |
Stray animals | −[90] |  |
Lack of greenery | −[131] |  |
Nature and green space | +[118] | |
e225: Climate | ||
Poor weather conditions | 0**‡/−§††[92], −[102], 0[111], −[113], −[114], −[122] | −[113] |
e240: Light | ||
Inadequate street lighting | Â | |
Street lighting | Â | |
e245: Time-related changes | ||
Night time | −[113] | −[113] |
e250: Sound | ||
Absence of noise | +[132] | Â |
e260: Air quality | ||
Fresh air | +[114] | Â |
Open sewers | 0[111] | Â |
Smoke pollution | 0[111] | Â |
Chapter 3: Support and relationships | ||
e310: Immediate family | ||
Support from family | ||
e320: Friends | ||
Support from friends | +[123] | |
e325: Acquaintances, peers, colleagues, neighbors and community members | ||
Children living in the neighborhood | −[115] | 0[128] |
Lack of social support | −[113] | −[113] |
People | ||
Social cohesion | Â | |
Social support/network | ||
Walking partner | +[102] | Â |
e345: Stranger | ||
Crowdedness | Â | |
e350: Domesticated animals | ||
Not having or not walking a dog | −[111] |  |
Chapter 4: Attitudes | ||
e445: Individual attitudes of strangers | ||
Drivers’ respect for pedestrians on crossings | 0[111] |  |
Negative attitude of people | −[87] | −[87] |
Disrespectful attitude of bus drivers | −[113] | −[113] |
e460: Societal attitudes | ||
Poor walking culture & sidewalk etiquette | −[102] |  |
Chapter 5: Services, systems and policies | ||
e515: Architecture and construction services, systems and policies | ||
Architectural features that facilitate social contacts | +[108] | Â |
e525: Housing services, systems and policies | ||
Retirement home/housing facilities | +[123] | +[123] |
e540: Transportation services, systems and policies | ||
Car or driver’s license | ||
Inadequate public transportation | ||
No or only one car for the dwelling | Â | |
Protection and comfort at bus stops | +[93] | Â |
Public transport | +[86], 0[90], +††§[93], 0[96], +[99], + [101], +[102], +[105], +[113], 0[115], 0[116],+[122], +[132], +[134] | |
Transportation facilitators | Â | +[117] |
e545: Civil protection services, systems and policies | ||
Graffiti | Â | |
Neighborhood security | +[86], +[90], +§††[93], 0[94], 0[95], 0[98] + [99], +[101], 0[111], +[114], +[119], +[120], +[122] | |
Neighborhood insecurity | 0[90], 0[95], −[96], 0[109], −[113], −[114], +††††[116], −[124], −[132] | |
Traffic-related safety | +[89] | |
Traffic-related insecurity | −[129] |  |
e555: Associations and organizational services, systems and policies | ||
Community-based programs | +[99] | Â |
e560: Media services, systems and policies | ||
Virtual and media-related mobility | −[113] | −[113] |
e580: Health services, systems and policies | ||
Promotion of sports and/or walking events | 0[111] | Â |