期刊
URBAN DESIGN INTERNATIONAL
卷 26, 期 1, 页码 42-52出版社
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN LTD
DOI: 10.1057/s41289-020-00134-6
关键词
Focus group study; Mobility; Pedestrian; Street lighting; Vegetation; Walking
资金
- Swedish Transport Administration
- Swedish Research Council Formas
- Swedish Environmental Protection Agency [250-2010-370]
This study found that the quality of urban greenery and street lighting can affect people's route choices at night, with avoidance partly due to unkempt greenery in combination with darkness.
Walking as a means of transportation is a key feature in sustainable urban design, but few studies have examined the influence of micro-level environmental features, such as vegetation and street lighting, on perceived safety and people's choice to walk. This study applied a non-explicit approach to examine the relationship between greenery, street lighting, perceived safety, and walking in an urban context. Participants from three neighbourhoods in Malmo, Sweden, took part in focus group discussions concerning neighbourhood qualities related to walking. A qualitative analysis revealed four inter-related themes relevant for perceived safety after dark: avoidance, entrapment, presence of others, and prospect (visual overview of the nearby surroundings). The quality of urban greenery and street lighting impacted people's route choices after dark, and some participants felt compelled to make detours. Entrapment, partly due to unkempt greenery in combination with darkness, contributed to avoidance, whereas the presence of other people had the opposite effect. The results indicate that urban greenery and street lighting must be considered together, since their interaction influences perceived safety and impacts the walkability of the neighbourhood.
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