Towards a movement-friendly city: lessons from activity scans of five neighbourhoods in Antwerp, Belgium

This paper describes the results of a research project in Antwerp, Belgium, aimed at developing a spatial analysis approach ('activity scan') assessing how the urban fabric on a neighbourhood scale can encourage physical activity and active transport. By outlining a set of recurring spatia...

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Published in:Journal of urban design Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 623 - 644
Main Authors: Devos, Tim, Van Acker, Maarten, Vandevoorde, Jakob, Rybels, Stijn
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Nottingham Routledge 02.11.2023
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Active mobility
Active transport
active travel
Commuting
healthy city
Interdisciplinary aspects
Neighborhoods
neighbourhood planning
Physical activity
Physical fitness
Research projects
Spatial analysis
Syntactic movement
Urban areas
urban design
Urban environments
ISSN:1357-4809, 1469-9664
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Summary:This paper describes the results of a research project in Antwerp, Belgium, aimed at developing a spatial analysis approach ('activity scan') assessing how the urban fabric on a neighbourhood scale can encourage physical activity and active transport. By outlining a set of recurring spatial challenges and describing the developed innovative toolkit, the research responds to the necessity for design-oriented insights on how to promote active travel and instigate concrete interventions. By critically analysing this co-creative research trajectory, this article emphasizes the need for an interdisciplinary dialogue on what contributes to a movement-friendly urban environment.
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ISSN:1357-4809
1469-9664
DOI:10.1080/13574809.2023.2180351