Characterizing active mobility patterns of older people in Santiago de Chile.

Introduction And Objectives: Older people represent the fastest growing group worldwide. However, their mobility patterns have often been neglected in the literature and in public policies. To better understand the mobility of older persons, the objective of this study is to characterize the active mobility of older people in Santiago de Chile, through an analysis of the citywide Origin-Destination Survey of 2012.

Making Chile More Pedestrian-Friendly for Older Persons: Expert Perspectives.

Walking provides numerous benefits to older persons, but its practice is hindered by social factors and the built environment. This article aims to understand the factors that encourage or discourage older people's walking behaviors, as well as the policies influencing those factors in Chile. It does so by reporting the analysis of twenty-five semi-structured interviews with Chilean policymakers and local leaders.

Community resilience and urban planning in tsunami-prone settlements in Chile.

Urban planning can serve to minimise the effects of a tsunami and enhance community resilience. This study explores to what extent urban planning has addressed tsunami resilience in four villages on Chile's South Pacific coast, each of which was struck by tsunamis in 1960, 2010, and 2015. Through a detailed policy review and semi-structured interviews with residents, this paper analyses whether tsunami mitigation policies were incorporated into regional and local planning tools.