Urban Planning and Design of Pedestrian Space from Perspectives of Fitness

Walking is one of the most common and simple methods of fitness, and the best way of fitness may be walking in the 21st century. Pedestrian space, as one kind of public resources, provides a pedestrian's access way as well as an important public space, therefore fitness walking should be taken...

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Published inProcedia engineering Vol. 21; pp. 363 - 367
Main Authors Wang, Fang, Zhang, Ruoping, Dong, Shisheng, Liang, Lei
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 2011
Subjects
Fitness
Location
Pedestrian space
Planning and design
Planning and design
Pedestrian space
Fitness
Location
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Summary:Walking is one of the most common and simple methods of fitness, and the best way of fitness may be walking in the 21st century. Pedestrian space, as one kind of public resources, provides a pedestrian's access way as well as an important public space, therefore fitness walking should be taken into full account in the planning and design from aspects such as paving material, air quality, micro-climate, and others in order to facilitate fitness walking activities and realize the desire “Better city, Better life”.
ISSN:1877-7058
1877-7058
DOI:10.1016/j.proeng.2011.11.2027