Evaluation of the implementation of a state government community design policy aimed at increasing local walking: Design issues and baseline results from RESIDE, Perth Western Australia

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dc.contributor.authorGiles-Corti, Billie
dc.contributor.authorKnuiman, Matthew
dc.contributor.authorTimperio, Anna
dc.contributor.authorVan Niel, Kimberly
dc.contributor.authorPikora, Terri J.
dc.contributor.authorBull, Fiona C.L.
dc.contributor.authorShilton, Trevor
dc.contributor.authorBulsara, Max
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:00:53Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:00:53Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractObjectives. To describe the design and baseline results of an evaluation of the Western Australian government's pedestrian-friendly subdivision design code (Liveable Neighborhood (LN) Guidelines). Methods. Baseline results (2003–2005) from a longitudinal study of people (n=1813) moving into new housing developments: 18 Liveable, 11 Hybrid and 45 Conventional (i.e., LDs, HDs and CDs respectively) are presented including usual recreational and transport related walking undertaken within and outside the neighborhood, and 7-day pedometer steps. Results. At baseline, more participants walked for recreation and transport within the neighborhood (52.6%; 36.1% respectively), than outside the neighborhood (17.7%; 13.2% respectively). Notably, only 20% of average total duration of walking (128.4 min/week (SD159.8)) was transport related and within the neighborhood. There were few differences between the groups' demographic, psychosocial and perceived neighborhood environmental characteristics, pedometer steps, or the type, amount and location of self-reported walking ( pN0.05). However, asked what factors influenced their choice of housing development, more participants moving into LDs reported aspects of their new neighborhood's walkability as important ( pb0.05). Conclusions. The baseline results underscore the desirability of incorporating behavior and context-specific measures and value of longitudinal designs to enable changes in behavior, attitudes, and urban form to be monitored, while adjusting for baseline residential location preferences.
dc.description.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17881044
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/laf8-2kzu
dc.identifier.citationGiles-Corti, Billie and Knuiman, Matthew and Timperio, Anna and Van Niel, Kimberly and Pikora, Terri J. and Bull, Fiona C.L. and Shilton, Trevor and Bulsara, Max (2008) Evaluation of the implementation of a state government community design policy aimed at increasing local walking: Design issues and baseline results from RESIDE, Perth Western Australia. Preventive Medicine, 46 (1). pp. 46-54.
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 915
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22874
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectPolicy
dc.subjectPractice
dc.subjectResearch
dc.subjectEnvironment
dc.subjectNeighborhood
dc.subjectWalking
dc.subjectPhysical activity measurement
dc.subjectUrban design
dc.subjectLongitudinal
dc.titleEvaluation of the implementation of a state government community design policy aimed at increasing local walking: Design issues and baseline results from RESIDE, Perth Western Australia
dc.typeArticle

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