ABSTRACT

This chapter shows how a more-than representational' dimension can be added to the act of walking and opens up a more value-based discussion of walking, exemplified in the Danish context. It explores the individual and the aggregated level of values through seven Danish individuals to identify indicators of a Danish pedestrian culture. It also investigates how individuals internalize the common norms and values of pedestrian culture and are influenced by their physical environment when walking. The chapter shows insight into how different lifestyles perceive and act walking in their everyday life. Kaufmann describes how individual mobility is influenced by individual strategies, perceptions and habits, and how mobility is constructed through the internalization of standards and values. The chapter exemplifies how it is important to distinguish between lifestyle and life situation to understand the individual choices behind walking. The individual's life situation is of great importance to how everyday life is organized and how the individual lives out the pedestrian culture.