Advances in transportation and health : tools, technologies, policies and developments /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Editor ), Khreis, Haneen (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2020]
Temas:
Transportation > Health aspects.
Transportation and state.
Transportation > Planning.
Transport > Politique gouvernementale.
Transport > Planification.
Transportation and state
Transportation > Planning
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Table of Contents
  • Copyright
  • List of contributors
  • Part I: Introduction and setting
  • Chapter one. Transport and health
  • an introduction
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Trends
  • Adverse health impacts
  • Land use, transport, and health
  • Reduce car dependency and move toward public and active transportation
  • Land use changes
  • Policy assessment changes
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Further reading
  • Part II: Transport and effects on health
  • Chapter two. Perspectives on road safety through the lens of traffic crashes in the United States
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Traffic crash fatalities: a global comparison
  • The impact of risk and exposure on traffic crash frequency
  • Infrastructure risk reduction
  • Behavioral risk reduction
  • Designing for safe systems
  • Acknowledgments
  • References
  • Chapter three. Traffic, air pollution, and health
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Air pollution and exposure assessment
  • Health effects
  • Air quality guidelines
  • Burden of disease and health impact assessments
  • Impact of emerging technologies
  • Best practices and overlap with other agenda
  • Environmental justice
  • Research gaps
  • References
  • Chapter four. Transport, noise, and health
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • What are the mechanisms by which noise can lead to disease?
  • Noise-induced annoyance and sleep disturbances
  • Transportation noise and lifestyle factors
  • Transportation noise and risk for cardiovascular and metabolic disease
  • Transportation noise and cancer
  • Transportation noise, cognition, and mental health
  • Transportation noise and pregnancy outcomes
  • Noise sources and mitigation measures
  • References
  • Chapter five. Active transportation, physical activity, and health
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • A body built to move
  • The rise of physical inactivity
  • Studies of physical activity and health
  • Physical activity and the brain
  • Active transport and health
  • Is the association cause and effect?
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter six. Public transport and health
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Air pollution
  • Road traffic injuries
  • Physical activity
  • Modal shift
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter seven. Transport and community severance
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • What is community severance?
  • What are the effects of community severance?
  • What are the health impacts of these effects?
  • Cumulative impacts and inequalities
  • What tools are available to assess community severance?
  • Policies to remove or reduce community severance
  • Summary
  • References
  • Chapter eight. A justice perspective on transport and health
  • Abstract
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • Disparities, inequalities, inequities, and justice

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