Digital lecture: The walkable city
1 July, 6:30pm (in presence: Marienstraße 13C, lecture hall D broadcasted hybrid)
Sixth lecture: The walkable city – mobility and urban design for environmental justice
Lawrence D. Frank
professor – Urban Studies and Planning
School of Social Sciences Public Engagement Building (PEB)
University of California San Diego (USA)
“Wealthy get walkability with all of the good stuff while poor get walkability with all of the bad stuff”
A growing body of evidence documents ways in which community design impacts public health. This presentation will provide an overview of this evidence to date more specifically summarizing health impacts of transportation and land use actions. Levels of walkability and transit supportiveness and other investments in active transportation infrastructure including the construction of greenways offer the potential to shift relative utility from driving to active modes and increase physical activity and reduce sedentary car dependent behavior while further reducing GHG emissions. These are behavioral changes in response to physical environment or community design solutions that can result reduced prevalence of chronic disease.
Moreover, walkability is systematically associated with environmental justice: Wealthy people can live in places with increased access to opportunities while also breathing clean air, have less noise, more shade, and where it is safe to walk. The less advantaged can typically only afford to live in walkable places with increased exposure to air pollution, noise, extreme heat, and risk of injury.
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Facilitator: Hendrik Sander (IfEU)