Comparing the environment for elderly pedestrians among different-sized cities of Gyeonggi province in Korea

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

The purposes of this study are to identify assessment indices for evaluating the environmentfor elderly pedestrians and to compare the pedestrian environment surroundingsenior welfare centres among large, mid-size, and small cities. To that end, a set ofassessment indices and weighted values were decided and field assessments were carriedout in seven cities in Gyeonggi province. Research methods such as reviews ofpedestrian assessment tools, field assessment, and an analytic hierarchy process surveywere conducted. The comparative analysis of the assessment results suggests thefollowing policy implications. First, Aesthetics including attractive views, tree shade,and building facades was found to be important, let alone Safety, which represents thepresence of path and traffic control devices. Second, there is a considerable discrepancyin the pedestrian environment surrounding senior welfare centres between largecities and mid-to-small cities, which pose a serious impediment to both balanced urbandevelopment and senior citizens’ welfare. Third, it is important to develop easy-to-useassessment tools that are customized to the domestic pedestrian environment to enhanceawareness about the local environment, as well as to drawmore interest and participationto the improvement of the environment for elderly pedestrians.

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