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Children's active transportation /
Children's Active Transportation is a rigorous and comprehensive examination of the current research and interventions on active transportation for children and youth. As the travel behaviors of these groups tend to be highly routinized, and their mobility faces unique constraints, such as pare...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Elsevier,
[2018]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Children's Active Transportation; Children's Active Transportation; Copyright; Contents; About the Editor; About the Authors; Preface; References; 1
- Public Health Benefits of Active Transportation; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Active Transportation and Physical Activity; 1.2.1 How Active Transportation Causes Greater Physical Activity Levels; 1.2.2 Is It All About School Travel?; 1.2.3 Who Benefits the Most?; 1.2.4 Are All Trips Equal?; 1.3 Active Transportation and Physical Health; 1.3.1 Cardiorespiratory Fitness; 1.3.2 Body Weight and Composition; 1.3.3 Cardiometabolic Risk Factors
- 1.3.4 Other Physical Health Outcomes1.4 Active Transportation and Psychosocial Health; 1.5 Conclusions; 1.6 Recommendations for Policy and Practice; 1.7 Recommendations for Future Research; References; 2
- Environmental Benefits of Active Transportation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Climate Change and Future Trends in Greenhouse Gases; 2.3 Key Mechanisms; 2.3.1 First Mechanism: "Small Form Factor"; 2.3.2 Second Mechanism: "Clean Transportation"; 2.3.3 Third Mechanism: "Fewer Wastes and Resources"; 2.4 Environmental Dimensions; 2.4.1 Land Consumption and Impervious Surface; 2.4.1.1 Road Space
- 2.4.1.2 Parking Space2.4.2 Energy Consumption, Emission and Pollution; 2.4.2.1 Energy Consumption; 2.4.2.2 Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Air Pollution; 2.4.2.3 Potential for Replacing Short Auto Trips; 2.4.3 Life Cycle and Ecological Impacts; 2.4.3.1 Life Cycle Impact; 2.4.3.2 Ecological Impact; 2.4.4 Urban Water Runoff and Soil Contamination; 2.4.4.1 Urban Runoff; 2.4.4.2 Soil Contamination; 2.5 Potential Trade-offs With Regards to Human Health Impacts; 2.5.1 Risks of Increased Exposure to Air Pollution; 2.5.2 Benefits of Increased Physical Activity; 2.6 Conclusions
- 2.7 Recommendations for Policy and Practice2.8 Recommendations for Future Research; References; 3
- Economic Benefits of Active Transportation; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Cost-Benefit Analysis; 3.1.2 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis; 3.2 Active Transportation Economic Benefits; 3.2.1 The Co-benefit Concept; 3.2.2 Categories of Health Co-benefits of Active Transportation; 3.2.3 Categories of Economic Benefits of Active Transportation; 3.2.4 Valuing Health Co-benefits; 3.3 Types of Active Transportation Interventions; 3.3.1 Infrastructure-Based Interventions
- 3.3.2 Built Environment, Transport System and Land-Use/Planning Changes3.3.3 Economic and Other Incentives; 3.3.4 Behaviour Change Programmes; 3.3.5 An Intervention Portfolio; 3.4 Focus on Children: Active Transportation Interventions and Outcomes; 3.4.1 Travel to School Programmes; 3.4.2 Interventions for Active Transportation in General; 3.4.3 Economic Efficacy of Childhood Interventions; 3.5 Conclusions; 3.6 Recommendations for Policy and Practice; 3.7 Recommendations for Future Research; References; Further Reading; 4
- Last Child Walking?-Prevalence and Trends in Active Transportation