TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Effect of the stage of life and lifestyle on pedestrian behavior in East Asian countries
JO  - Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
A1  - Tsukaguchi, Hiroshi
A1  - Vandebona, Upali
A1  - Yeh, Kuang-Yih
A1  - Hsia, Hao-Ching
A1  - Jung, Hun-Young
A1  - Tajima, Yoshiyuki
SP  - 943
EP  - 955
VL  - 9
IS  - 
N2  - Walking, a universally available transport mode, has been important throughout human history. Recently, the emphasis on development of sustainable societies with emphasis on low carbon footprint has regenerated interest in pedestrian facilities and creation of seamless transport systems. Novelty of research work presented here is in its attempt to investigate walking in a framework consistent with the societal influence. For this purpose, general attitudes and preferences toward walking in different urban areas have been investigated to understand similarity and dissimilarity of pedestrian travel culture. This research work is based on field surveys in Japan Taiwan and South Korea. The present study provides a three-way comparison of pedestrian travel culture among the three countries. The paper focuses on the relationship between pedestrian behavioral characteristics, and personal characteristics such as lifestyle and stage of life. The analysis reveals that each country has an own identity in terms of the pedestrian culture.<p /> 
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SN  - 1341-8521
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -