caa a22 4500 605450846 CHVBK 20210128100148.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10433-015-0340-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10433-015-0340-5 Improving walking conditions for older adults. A three-step method investigation [Elektronische Daten] [Julie Krogstad, Randi Hjorthol, Aud Tennøy] The benefits of walking are widely recognized. In this regard, the Norwegian government has urged local authorities to develop walking strategies. The aim of such strategies is to influence a local walking culture and framework conditions for pedestrians. Older citizens are an important focus group because what is an accessible environment for them can be attractive for all groups. The primary aim of this study is to improve our understanding of how physical, social and individual factors affect whether older groups perceive that they need, can and want to walk. Second, we show how a mixed-method approach for collecting data gives an important input when planning a walking strategy. Combining quantitative and qualitative data gave deeper insights into how elders perceived their walking environment. The three steps (survey, participatory observation and workshop) made it possible to involve elders and practitioners from the municipality and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration directly in the study. This gave first-hand experience about how to facilitate the environment for older pedestrians. The findings suggest that the need, can and want dimensions of walking interact and reinforce each other. We find that measures affecting more than one such dimension seem to provide the best response for walking activity. This can be important for practitioners to take into consideration when developing good walking areas in the city. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Walking nationallicence Older adults nationallicence Pedestrians nationallicence Urban planning nationallicence Mixed method nationallicence Krogstad Julie Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut Hjorthol Randi Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut Tennøy Aud Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut European Journal of Ageing Springer Netherlands 12/3(2015-09-01), 249-260 1613-9372 12:3<249 2015 12 10433 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-015-0340-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-015-0340-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Krogstad Julie Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hjorthol Randi Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tennøy Aud Institute of Transport Economics, Gaustadalléen 21, 0349, Oslo, Norway aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Ageing Springer Netherlands 12/3(2015-09-01), 249-260 1613-9372 12:3<249 2015 12 10433