근린환경특성이 보행만족도에 미치는 영향 분석 - 서울서베이 2013년 자료를 중심으로

Abstract

This study examines the association between neighborhood environment and walking satisfaction using the Seoul Survey 2013. We use the multi-level models that examine the impacts of neighborhood environment on walking satisfaction, controlling for household and neighborhood effects. Analysis results indicate that demographic and socioeconomic characteristics are very important variables for walking satisfaction. Regarding neighborhood environments, subjectively measured neighborhood environment variables such as crime risk, noise, air pollution, parking problem and other neighborhood environment variables are statistically significant factors of neighborhood walking satisfaction. In particular, walking safety and amenity variables are very important for pedestrians’ walking satisfaction. Some neighborhood physical environment variables such as railway or highway pass are also significant. Such border vacuum variables show negative associations with walking satisfaction. Lastly, land use and road network variables do not show any statistical significance to the level of pedestrian’s walking satisfaction. We summarize key findings and discuss policy implications to improve neighborhood walking satisfaction in Seoul, Korea.