COMPARISON BETWEEN WALKING BEHAVIOR OF AGED PEOPLE IN TWO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT : A case study of urban area and new-developed area

Abstract

Neighborhood environment is important for aged people to keep well-being. This research made clear the difference between the quality of neighborhood environment for aged people in the urban area and the new-developed area by analyzing by comparing the walking behavior. The results are as follows. 1) The quantity factor of frequency, time length and distance of walking have no big difference between two areas, but the quality factor about routes and places have a big difference. 2) The urban area has a network structure which connect places of parks, pond, shops, etc. Aged people have tendency to select the route type to be high selectivity like the grid shape. 3) New-developed area has a cluster structure which connects with a pedestrian street going through neighborhood. Aged people have tendency to select the route type to be simple like the linear shape.

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