| Title |
Comparative Analysis of Travel Behaviors, Activity Range, and Life Patterns of Children and Parents in Elementary School Neighborhood |
| Authors |
Chae, Han-Hee ; Lee, Kyung-Hwan ; Ko, Eun-Jeong |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_PD.2020.36.2.87 |
| Keywords |
Elementary School Neighborhood; Travel Behavior; Activity Range; Life Pattern |
| Abstract |
Recently, due to the child-friendly city project being conducted by UNICEF, the movement to create a child-friendly cities has been actively
promoted by the South Korean government. However, due to the lack of specific physical plans to improve the basic rights of children in
the city, the project has been mainly implemented for educational and institutional projects. In this study, we investigated the activities of
children and parents living in elementary school neighborhoods. Based on our investigation, we attempted to generate the desired results that
can be referred to by physical planners looking to make changes to school neighborhoods by comparing and analyzing children and parents’
activity range and life patterns in the neighborhood. The GPS and traffic log surveys were conducted as the primary research methods. The
results of this study are as follows: First, both children and parents are most likely to walk in their neighborhoods. In addition, the use of
private cars and school vehicles was high, but the use of public transportation was low. Second, the longer parents and childrenstayedtogether
, the wider the range of their activities. Third, children who spent a lot of time with parents were more likely to have diverse life patterns
than children who did not spend a lot of time with parents. Fourth, parents who live in elementary school neighborhoods frequently used
commercial facilities and cultural centers around the school. Therefore, it is important to construct facilities around the school for parent-use. |