Commuting and wellbeing: a critical overview of the literature with implications for policy and future research

K Chatterjee, S Chng, B Clark, A Davis, J De Vos… - Transport …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This review provides a critical overview of what has been learnt about commuting's impact
on subjective wellbeing (SWB). It is structured around a conceptual model which assumes …

[HTML][HTML] Fourteen pathways between urban transportation and health: A conceptual model and literature review

A Glazener, K Sanchez, T Ramani, J Zietsman… - Journal of transport & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Transportation is an integral part of our daily lives, giving us access to people,
education, jobs, services, and goods. Our transportation choices and patterns are influenced …

[HTML][HTML] Walking distances to public transport in smaller and larger Norwegian cities

A Tennøy, M Knapskog, F Wolday - Transportation research part D …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper contributes to the scarce empirical knowledge concerning distances and
durations of walking trips to public transport in smaller cities and in European cities. Results …

Influence of urban and transport planning and the city environment on cardiovascular disease

MJ Nieuwenhuijsen - Nature reviews cardiology, 2018 - nature.com
This Review describes the relationship between urban and transport planning and the city
environment, the main cardiovascular risk factors (including physical activity, hypertension …

Exploring the distances people walk to access public transport

D Van Soest, MR Tight, CDF Rogers - Transport reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A shift from private motorised transport to more active transportation can, among
other things, deliver significant health benefits. The main disadvantage of active transport (in …

What we can learn from five naturalistic field experiments that failed to shift commuter behaviour

AS Kristal, AV Whillans - Nature Human Behaviour, 2020 - nature.com
Across five field experiments with employees of a large organization (n= 68,915), we
examined whether standard behavioural interventions ('nudges') successfully reduced …

[HTML][HTML] Does active travel make people healthier, or are healthy people more inclined to travel actively?

M Kroesen, J De Vos - Journal of Transport & Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Active travel (walking and cycling) is increasingly being recognised as a
potentially effective means of increasing physical activity levels and thereby contribute to …

Toward heart-healthy and sustainable cities: a policy statement from the American Heart Association

S Rajagopalan, A Ramaswami, A Bhatnagar… - Circulation, 2024 - ahajournals.org
Nearly 56% of the global population lives in cities, with this number expected to increase to
6.6 billion or> 70% of the world's population by 2050. Given that cardiometabolic diseases …

Active commuting and obesity in mid-life: cross-sectional, observational evidence from UK Biobank

E Flint, S Cummins - The lancet Diabetes & endocrinology, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Physical inactivity is a leading cause of obesity and premature mortality. We
aimed to examine the relation between active commuting and obesity in mid-life using …

Transforming our cities: best practices towards clean air and active transportation

A Glazener, H Khreis - Current environmental health reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review By 2050, 70% of the global population will live in urban areas,
exposing a greater number of people to specific city-related health risks that will only be …