Research into walking in Athens: Differences between
men and women

Perperidou, Dionysia-Georgia; Chronopoulos, Georgios (Yiorgos); Vlastos, Thanos

dc.contributor.author	Perperidou, Dionysia-Georgia
dc.contributor.author	Chronopoulos, Georgios (Yiorgos)
dc.contributor.author	Vlastos, Thanos
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-14T21:50:43Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-14T21:50:43Z
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/57824
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.26240/heal.ntua.25521
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dc.subject	walking speed	en
dc.subject	choices & differences men-women	el
dc.title	Research into walking in Athens: Differences between men and women	en
heal.type	conferenceItem
heal.classification	transport planning	en
heal.classification	urban planning	en
heal.language	en
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heal.recordProvider	ntua	el
heal.publicationDate	2008-10-08
heal.bibliographicCitation	Perperidou D.-G., Chronopoulos G., Vlastos Th., 'Research into walking in Athens: Differences between men and women', paper & poster στο Διεθνές Συνέδριο: 9th annual Walk21 conference (2008), Barcelona, 8-10/10/2008	el
heal.abstract	Everyone does an amount of walking everyday, whether a little or a lot, and so planning for pedestrians concerns us all. Today pedestrians are weak and vulnerable in the face of the power of motorized transportation and only with solutions which give them the advantage are they able to remain on the street with dignity. People with special needs, the elderly and children justify special attention. However, there are significant differences in the walking habits between men and women evident from the research carried out through questionnaires in Athens in the period 2004-2005 with 1086 participants. • Working men walk very little. Male pensioners walk almost double the time young men do. • The reverse is true of women; in contrast to men, women over the age of 64 walk less than younger, working women as the latter have the responsibility of day-to-day shopping. • The main reason for walking among women of all ages is shopping while for young people it is to get to and from educational facilities. • Men walk more as they grow older. The opposite is true of women. • Women display greater movement than men when it comes to social associations. The majority of movement in women over the age of 64 is done through independent walking, and is evidently for neighborhood visits where they also do the most part of their shopping. Apart from the outcome of the above research showing significant differences in the daily activity of men and women which are also translated into differences in the time they spend walking, this essay will present results from measurements of their walking speed and analysis of the way in which they walk (frequency of stops, observance of road signs etc). All the above data is extremely useful for road environment planning with the aim of encouraging walking as a choice in movement. Planning solutions to this end will be presented in this essay.	en
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heal.conferenceName	9th annual Walk21 conference	en
heal.conferenceItemType	full paper