Travel Behaviour of the Elderly in Planned and Unplanned Communities of Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Wale Alade ◽  
Abubakar Olaseni
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Global North ◽  
Planned Community ◽  
Keywords Aging

Interest in the study of travel behaviour of the elderly has been growing in the last two decades and many of the works done were concentrated in the global north. Evidence from literature reveals that most of these studies focus more on the impacts of individual and household socioeconomic attributes, urban form, travel attributes, and policy factors on the travel behaviour of the elderly, but less onthe influence of neighbourhood planning. This paper examined the travel behaviour of old people in Festac town (planned) and Ketu (unplanned) community of Lagos metropolis, southwest Nigeria to determine the influence of neighbourhood planning on travel pattern. The two neighbourhoods were carefully and purposively selected for collection of socio-economic and travel data through a structured questionnaire that was administered on 155 randomly selected elderly respondents. The study revealed significant differences and some similarities in respondents’ socio-economic and travel characteristics. Respondents from the planned community have a higher daily meantrip rate and mean trip time than those in unplanned community. Residents of the planned community also undertake higher work and social trips and rely on automobile more than those in unplanned community. Apart from the fact that the majority of respondents travel more during the off-peak period, frequent road congestion was reported as the top mobility challenge among respondents in the two neighbourhoods. The study concluded that neighbourhood planning affects travel behaviour and recommended a walkable neighbourhood concept and promotion of elderly-friendly public transport system for the study area. Keywords: Aging, community, elderly, neighbourhood planning, travel behaviour.

Travel Behaviour of the Elderly in Planned and Unplanned Communities of Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Abubakar Olaseni ◽  
Wale Alade
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Peak Period ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
Southwest Nigeria ◽  
Global North ◽  
Planned Community ◽  
The Impact

Interests in the study of travel behaviour of the elderly have been growing in the last two decades and many of the works done are concentrated in the global north. Evidence from literature reveals that most of these studies focus more on the impact of individual and household socioeconomic attributes, urban form, travel attributes, and policy factors on the travel behaviour of the elderly, but less on the influence of neighbourhood planning. This paper examined the travel behaviour of old people in Festac town (planned) and Ketu (unplanned) community of Lagos metropolis, southwest Nigeria with a view to determining the influence of neighbourhood planning on travel pattern. The two neighbourhoods were carefully and purposively selected for collection of socio-economic and travel data through structured questionnaire that was administered on 155 randomly selected elderly respondents. The study revealed significant differences and some similarities in respondents’ socio-economic and travel characteristics. Respondents from the planned community have a higher daily mean trip rate and mean trip time than those in unplanned community. Residents of planned community also undertake higher work and social trips and rely on automobile more than those in unplanned community. Apart from the fact that the majority of respondents travel more during the off-peak period, frequent road congestion was reported as the top mobility challenge among respondents in the two neighbourhoods. The study concluded that neighbourhood planning affects travel behaviour and recommended a walkable neighbourhood concept and promotion of elderly friendly public transport system for the study area.

scholarly journals The ‘transportation disadvantaged’: Urban form, gender and automobile versus non-automobile travel in the Detroit region

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 2470-2498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jieun Lee ◽  
Igor Vojnovic ◽  
Sue C Grady
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged ◽  
Socially Disadvantaged ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Single Use ◽  
Disadvantaged Neighbourhoods

Urban decentralisation in the USA during the past five decades has created an automobile-dependent landscape characterised by low-densities, largely single-use zoning and disconnected street networks. Longer distances between dispersing destinations, resulting from urban decentralisation, negatively affects the mobility of socially disadvantaged groups, including women, minorities and lower-income populations. Furthermore, the urban poor and minorities in communities experiencing severe disinvestment and decline, as evident in Detroit, suffer from greater transportation burdens in accessing basic necessities, such as employment and shopping. This study explores gendered travel patterns in six neighbourhoods within the Detroit region, including neighbourhoods experiencing severe disinvestment and decline. This analysis into the gendered dimensions of travel, with a particular focus placed on women, involves a full array of trips, including work and non-work. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression analysis and ANCOVA (Analysis of Covariance) were used to further examine gender differences by childcare responsibility in an extensive array of disaggregated travel, including trips to work, shopping and personal services, restaurant visits and leisure destinations. This study reconfirms that the traditional gender role is reflected in women’s daily travel. It also reveals the burdens of travel placed on women living in racially segregated and socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods experiencing extreme disinvestment and decline. In addition, the research shows the importance of class and race in shaping travel behaviour.

Analysis of Elderly Mobility by Structural Equation Modeling

2003 ◽  
Vol 1854 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sungyop Kim
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Puget Sound ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Elderly Mobility

Mobility is a critical element of quality of life. This is as true for the elderly population as for the larger population. The elderly often have limited physical abilities and financial constraints that might reduce their mobility. Helping the growing elderly population to maintain decent mobility is a critical challenge for transportation planning and policy. For this, the factors that influence the mobility of the elderly population (elderly mobility) must be understood. Only a few systematic studies, however, have been published. Descriptive statistics of the potentially influential factors make it difficult to assess their effects on elderly mobility. The transportation mobility of retired people age 65 years or older in the Puget Sound region of Washington State was analyzed by using a structural equation model. The statistical significance and relative effects of various personal and household characteristics and urban form on elderly mobility were tested. The structural equation model finds statistically significant relationships between age, gender, transportation disability, possession of a driver's license, and education level and elderly mobility. Among these variables, age and education level show the strongest effects. Urban form, however, seems to be insignificant.

scholarly journals Travel mode choice preferences of urban commuters in Kuching City, Malaysia based on stated preference data

2018 ◽  
Vol 181 ◽  
pp. 02007
Author(s):  
Resdiansyah
Keyword(s):  
Travel Time ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Choice Modelling ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Bus Services

One aspect of Kuching City that has not progressed in tandem with the rest of the city is the public transport system, which is relatively old and almost non-existent. Transport and City planners seem to be at their wit’s end in coming up with satisfactory solutions to Kuching’s public transportation woes. In current situation, many proposals, but none have proven workable. As a result, representative buses remain a rare sight on Kuching city’s roads. To achieve a sustainable public transport industry, the old buses need to be regenerated and replaced with modern buses. The objectives of the intended study are to explore the consumer’s travel behaviour by employing mode choice modelling. Consequently, a study was conducted in Kuching City Area by using stated preference technique, analysed and compiled by using SPSS.17 multiple linear regressions analysis. In this context, discrete choice analysis was used to examine the relationship between independent variables (travel time, waiting time, fares and comfort) and dependent variables (choice of respondent whether to consume old bus or choose new bus services). A total of 2000 respondents were interviewed. The findings showed that for the trips purpose, fares and comfortability were the primary factors that reflected the decision or behaviour of the respondents asked. It was discovered that there is a significant relationship between the choice of the respondents and comfortability. It also appeared that longer travel time did not affect for the traveler’s choice at this stage. Hence, the study suggests that the local authority and the bus operators should establish a “quality partnership” and working together in order to come out with a much better and appropriate transport policy and schemes for the existing public transportation systems, especially bus services.

The Burdens of Place: A Socio-economic and Ethnic/Racial Exploration into Urban Form, Accessibility and Travel Behaviour in the Lansing Capital Region, Michigan

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Igor Vojnovic ◽  
Jieun Lee ◽  
Zeenat Kotval-K ◽  
Angelo Podagrosi ◽  
Pariwate Varnakovida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Form ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Capital Region

scholarly journals ENVELHECIMENTO E FINITUDE – QUAL A REPRESENTAÇÃO DA MORTE?

2011 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraci Gonçalves Guimarães ◽  
Maria Helena Silva Carneiro
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Natural Process ◽  
The Body ◽  
Remaining Life ◽  
Wear And Tear ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Health Quality Of Life ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Keywords Aging

Se perguntarmos as pessoas a nossa volta o que se opõe a vida, provavelmente a larga maioria responderá que é a morte. Este dualismo, conflituoso, doloroso, cheio de contradição nos impede, por exemplo, de ver a morte como um processo natural, como algo que faz parte da vida. A velhice, por sua vez, é associada, de modo geral, às modificações no corpo pois, com a idade, o organismo sofre um desgaste natural. Os sinais externos e, portanto, mais aparentes são os embranquecimentos dos cabelos, o surgimento de rugas, o andar mais lento, a postura encurvada, a redução das capacidades auditiva e visual. Essas concepções estão ancoradas na visão de que a velhice é sinônima de declínio e morte, e, que, muitas vezes, são incorporadas pelo próprio idoso. A Medicina paliativa, ou cuidados paliativos, tem por objetivo estabelecer princípios para lidar com pacientes que apresentem doenças progressivas, avançadas e com expectativas de vida reduzida, além de idosos com comprometimentos, de forma que estes tenham qualidade de vida. Faz-se necessário quebrar o tabu imposto pelo tema morte, permitindo que esta  tome posse de seu lugar de direito: a de única certeza da vida.Palavras-chave: Envelhecimento. Morte. Saúde. Qualidade de Vida. abstract   If you ask people around us what is that opposes life, probably, the large majority will say that it is death. This dualism, confrontational, painful and contradictory, prevents us, for example, to see death as a natural process, as something that is part of life. Elderly, in its turn, is associated to changes in the body, since, in the course of time, all organisms and materials suffer wear and tear, regardless of the time required for this process to occur. The external signs, and therefore more apparent in humans are diverse, such as discolored hair, wrinkles, reduction in hearing, visual, muscular and, in some cases, cognitive ability. These concepts are anchored in the view that old age is synonymous of decline and death, and which often is incorporated by the elderly. The palliative medicine seeks to establish principles for dealing with patients with advanced progressive diseases, and seniors with impairments in order to maximize the quality of remaining life of the patient. It is necessary to break the taboo topic of death imposed by allowing it to take possession of its rightful place: the only certainty of life.   keywords: Aging. Death. Health. Quality of Life.

scholarly journals DIAGNÓSTICO DE UMA POPULAÇÃO DA TERCEIRA IDADE

2010 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Sousa Pinheiro Mota ◽  
Carine Moura Ferreira ◽  
Daniele Idalino Janebro ◽  
Ione Ramos de Queiroz ◽  
Maria Do Socorro Ramos de Queiroz
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Life Meaning ◽  
N 93 ◽  
Keywords Aging ◽  
The Town

RESUMO:Este estudo teve como objetivo traçar e avaliar o perfil das pessoas da terceira idade e desenvolver práticas educativas multidisciplinares que contribuam para melhorar a qualidade de vida. Tratou-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa realizada no município de Cabaceiras-PB e envolveu 41% da população com faixa etária de 60 anos. Participaram 176 idosos, a faixa etária predominante foi de 60 a 69 anos (n=93), o gênero feminino foi o mais freqüente, a maioria eram casados e moravam com a família e apenas 40 deles não tiveram oportunidade de estudar. Grande parte residia em casa própria e apenas 18 deles não estavam satisfeitos com o lugar onde moravam por falta de infra-estrutura da cidade; 98% da amostra era aposentada (n=172) e destes, 49 ainda exerciam alguma atividade, sendo a principal, do tipo laborativa. Dos participantes, 150 conseguiam desenvolver sozinhos suas atividades diárias, os que demonstraram insatisfação era devido a problemas de saúde. Com relação a perspectivas futuras, 130 revelaram ter ao menos algum projeto a ser realizado, no entanto, alguns deles estavam insatisfeitos com a velhice porque não conseguiam manter sua autonomia. Dos problemas de saúde, os mais frequentes foram hipertensão/cardiopatias, hipertensão/diabetes e doenças osteo-musculares. Mesmo apresentando certas limitações, 92% (n=162) revelaram ser felizes por manter relacionamento familiar e social afetivo. Em alguns casos, a falta de apoio pode resultar numa ruptura do seu projeto existencial, originando a perda do significado da vida. O importante é viver com qualidade conseguindo manter a autonomia e o bem estar.PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Envelhecimento. Idoso. Terceira idade. ABSTRACT: This study aimed to evaluate and draw up the elderly people profile and develop multidisciplinary educational practices that improve their life quality. It was a quantitative research conducted in Cabaceiras-PB town which involved 41% of the population aged about 60 years old. 176 elderly took part in the research, the predominant age group was 60 to 69 years old (n=93), female ones were the most frequent, most of the interviewed were married and lived with their family and only 40 of them had no opportunity of studying. Many of the elderly live in their own home and only 18 of them were not satisfied with the place where they lived because of the town lack of infrastructure; 98% of the sample was retired (n=172) and 49 of them still were not carrying out any activity; the most common one was the laborious. 150 of the participants could develop their own daily activities by themselves; the ones, who showed discontentment, did so, due to health problems. Regarding future prospects, 130 have revealed at least one project to carry out, however, some of them were dissatisfied with their aging because they could not keep their own autonomy. The most common health problems were hypertension/heart disease, hypertension/diabetes and osteo-muscular diseases. Even having some limitations, 92% (n=162) of the elderly proved to be happy by maintaining affective family and social relations. In some cases a lack of support may result in the ending of the elderly existential project, causing the loss of the life meaning. The important thing is to have a good life quality, managing to keep independency and well-being. KEYWORDS: Aging. Elderly. Third age.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE DYNAMICS OF WALKING DISTANCES TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HOUSING PRICES

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė ◽  
Marija Burinskienė
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Housing Prices ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Green Areas ◽  
Health Institutions

Accessible public transport system is an essential indicator that guarantees equal travelling opportunities for all people. Scientific research has revealed that poor accessibility to public transport mostly affects low‐income people and the elderly. People from these groups have fewer opportunities to reach education institutions, working places, or health institutions. Access to public transport routes is among public transport indicators that are important for these social groups of people. An analysis reveals that during the last six years, from 1998 to 2004, access to public transport increased on average by 1,28 % in the district area. The analysed indicators of population density, working density, ratio of built up territories and green areas, accessibility of the public transport, density of routes in the area in question, and the distance to the centre revealed that the accessibility to public transport also has a significant influence on the price of housing, especifically for the above social group.

scholarly journals Metagenomic Profiles of the Intestinal Virome of Long-Livers

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizaveta V. Starikova ◽  
Ksenia M. Klimina ◽  
Anastasia O. Eudokimova ◽  
Ksenia A. Yeruslanova ◽  
Denis A. Gudkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Community ◽  
Gut Microbiome ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Viral Metagenomics ◽  
Viral Diversity ◽  
Human Intestine ◽  
Health It ◽  
Beneficial Bacteria ◽  
Keywords Aging

The microbial community of the human intestine is important for maintaining human health. It has been reported that the gut microbiome changes with age, and it can be enrichedwith certain beneficial bacteria while also losing certain commensal bacteria.Little is known about the gut virome of long-livers. Our research aimed to extract, sequence and analyze the viral fraction of long-livers’ gut microbiota in comparison with those of young adults and the elderly. We were thereby able to characterize the gut virome profiles and viral diversity of three age groups. Keywords: aging, gut microbiome, viral metagenomics, bacteriophages

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