ABSTRACT
Disadvantaged areas have higher loneliness levels than advantaged areas, though studies rarely identify objective built environment determinants of loneliness by neighbourhood disadvantage. We studied the contribution of objective walkability components (residential density, street connectivity, and land use mix) and overall walkability in the relationship between neighbourhood disadvantage and loneliness using cross-sectional data from 3778 individuals aged 48-77 years old living in 200 neighbourhoods in Brisbane, Australia. Residential density only partly contributed to the observed inequity in loneliness across neighbourhood disadvantages, among all walkability components. Moreover, the overall walkability could not explain inequity in loneliness across neighbourhood disadvantages.
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Data supporting the research outcome are available upon request from the corresponding author, [[email protected]]. It is due to privacy/ethical constraints.
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Melanie Davern
The authors are affiliated with Urban Research (CUR) at RMIT University. This centre is a vibrant hub for interdis-ciplinary urban studies, aiming to extend evidence about the significant need for cities to be socially, environmentally, and economically responsive to the global sustainable goals.