Michel Després

Quebec Metropolitan Community · Sustainable Mobility and Transportation

This paper focuses on the transition of mobility practices and more specifically how certain older individuals experience patterns of Déprises leading them to adopt a more homebound lifestyle. As individuals age and advance in their life cycle, their capacities for mobility are prone to change, along with their lifestyles. Sometimes these changes a...

Background and Purpose Objectives. Since healthy behaviors are more likely to be carried into adulthood, it is important to gain a deep understanding of how teenagers carry their everyday life. This study aims at identifying the contribution of home and school location and urban characteristics to teenagers’ healthy food intake and active living. M...

As part of the "Age-Friendly Cities" (AFC) initiative, Québécois municipalities are called on to develop thinking with a common assessment protocol aimed at the implementation of facilities and services for more inclusive and active ageing. In this context, while mobility depends to a great extent on individual characteristics, the attributes of th...

Dans le cadre de la démarche « Municipalités-amies des aînés » (Mada), les municipalités québécoises sont appelées à développer une réflexion, avec un protocole d’évaluation commun, visant la mise en place d’aménagements et services qui permettraient un vieillissement plus inclusif et actif. Dans ce contexte, si la mobilité est fortement tributaire...

Background Given the challenges of aging populations, calls have been issued for more sustainable urban re-development and implementation of local solutions to address global environmental and healthy aging issues. However, few studies have considered older adults’ daily mobility to better understand how local built and social environments may cont...