How does street vending contribute to walkability?: A report on a study in Yuncheng, China

Ziwen Sun; Simon Bell; Iain Scott

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.166

How does street vending contribute to walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China

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In contemporary Chinese cities, street vendors often emerge in a predictable space where numerous people frequently walk or stay. In this sense, the ubiquitous phenomenon of street vending closely relates to the walkability of urban space in the Chinese context. The use of Actor-Network Theory (ANT) analyses a series of immaterial and material actors, which intertwine as a heterogeneous network within complex associations. Based on our previous reviews, this study is the first exploration to implicate the heterogeneous network of street vending as a possible approach to understanding walkable spaces.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AicE-Bs 2016 Edinburgh
Subtitle of host publication	7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, St Leonards Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 27-30 July 2016
Editors	Mohamed Yusoff Abbas
Place of Publication	Sheffield
Publisher	E-International Publishing House
Pages	203-213
Number of pages	11
Volume	1
Edition	4
ISBN (Print)	9780995526907
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.166
Publication status	Published - 7 Aug 2016
Event	7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies - University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 27 Jul 2016 → 30 Jul 2016

Publication series

Name	Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal
Publisher	E-International Publishing House
Number	4
Volume	1
ISSN (Print)	2398-4287

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Conference	7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	27/07/16 → 30/07/16

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street vending
Actor Network Theory
walkability

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Time distances to residential food amenities and daily walking duration: A cross-sectional study in two low tier Chinese cities
Sun, Z., Scott, I., Bell, S., Zhang, X. & Wang, L., 19 Jan 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 2, 15 p., 839.
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Yuncheng University
Iain Scott (Speaker)
10 Jul 2017
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Harbin Institute of Technology
Iain Scott (Teacher)
2 Jul 2017 → 8 Jul 2017
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- Edinburgh College of Art - Senior Lecturer
- Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
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Sun, Z., Bell, S., & Scott, I. (2016). How does street vending contribute to walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China. In M. Y. Abbas (Ed.), AicE-Bs 2016 Edinburgh: 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, St Leonards Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 27-30 July 2016 (4 ed., Vol. 1, pp. 203-213). (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal; Vol. 1, No. 4). E-International Publishing House . https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.166

Sun, Ziwen ; Bell, Simon ; Scott, Iain. / How does street vending contribute to walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China. AicE-Bs 2016 Edinburgh: 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, St Leonards Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 27-30 July 2016. editor / Mohamed Yusoff Abbas. Vol. 1 4. ed. Sheffield : E-International Publishing House , 2016. pp. 203-213 (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal; 4).

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Sun, Z, Bell, S & Scott, I 2016, How does street vending contribute to walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China. in MY Abbas (ed.), AicE-Bs 2016 Edinburgh: 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, St Leonards Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 27-30 July 2016. 4 edn, vol. 1, Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal, no. 4, vol. 1, E-International Publishing House , Sheffield, pp. 203-213, 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 27/07/16. https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i4.166

How does street vending contribute to walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China. / Sun, Ziwen; Bell, Simon ; Scott, Iain.
AicE-Bs 2016 Edinburgh: 7th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies, St Leonards Hall, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 27-30 July 2016. ed. / Mohamed Yusoff Abbas. Vol. 1 4. ed. Sheffield: E-International Publishing House , 2016. p. 203-213 (Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal; Vol. 1, No. 4).

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How does street vending contribute to walkability? A report on a study in Yuncheng, China

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Time distances to residential food amenities and daily walking duration: A cross-sectional study in two low tier Chinese cities

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