Farag, Dina and Saadallah, Dina and Ayad, Hani (2021) Assessing the Impacts of Urban Determinants on Physical Activity Engagement: An Applied Study on Residents of Alexandria City, Egypt. CITIES 20.50 – Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2021, 26th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 89-100. ISSN 2521-3938
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Abstract
Planning of cities during this decade is oriented to car use, and therefore physical environment that encourages physical activity in the streets is neglected and drastically affected. Studies showed that features that have the strongest effect on residents differ from a community to another depending on culture, social norms and others. This paper identifies the built environment factors that have the most significant influence on engaging residents to physical activity in Alexandria City, Egypt. It also investigates the barriers and facilitators that the residents face while commuting the city. In this study two surveys were conducted, the first (survey I) assessed the value and frequency of participation of residents to physical activity in Alexandria city and identified the specific facilitators and barriers that affects their participation in any kind of physical activity. The second survey (survey II), followed the International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Long Form (IPAQ-LF) to measure the current level of the residents’ physical activity. The two surveys are complementary and both revealed the relationship between urban environment features and the associated impacts on physical activities of residents. The results demonstrated the level of physical activity of residents, the satisfaction level of main features with a photo demonstration and locations that affect the ability to frequently engage in physical activity in Alexandria city. It is resulted that urban and street design is the highest motivator that could increase the physical activity of residents. The “availability of open and green areas” has the least satisfaction level from residents, but it is the highest influencing facilitator for physical activity. “Congestion of streets”, “lack of time” and “pollution” are from the significant barriers that reduce the engagement of residents in any form of physical activity.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Physical Environment Features, Facilitators and Barriers, Satisfaction, Physical Activity Engagement |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor H Social Sciences > HM Sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
| Depositing User: | REAL CORP Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Sep 2021 17:00 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Oct 2021 17:16 |
| URI: | http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/737 |
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