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This book explores everyday walking in contemporary urban life. It
brings together important theoretical and empirical insights to
understand how the 'walkability' of urban spaces can be imagined,
planned for, and experienced. The book focuses on the everyday
experiences of the urban walker, the bodily experiences of walking,
and different walking research methods. It goes beyond the
conventional focus on walkable places by delving into the ways in
which urban space is consumed and produced through different ways
of walking. Drawing on fieldwork in the UK and international
secondary sources, the book examines how walking is socially and
materially co-produced, focusing on pedestrian practices,
infrastructures, and the social nature of walking. Chapters in the
book offer key explorations of the cultural and social inclusions
and exclusions of navigating the city on foot. The book considers
transport planning and policy promoting pedestrian movement,
pedestrian infrastructures, the politics of walking, and social
interactions of urban pedestrians. The book offers vital analyses
of how different but overlapping dimensions of walking and their
relationship with urban space are often overlooked, and the
importance of centring the lived experiences of walking in
understandings of pedestrian practices. This book provides a timely
contribution to the field of mobilities due to a growing interest
in urban walking. It will be of interest to students and scholars
of urban studies, human geography, sociology, and public health.
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