[HTML][HTML] Active school commuting in school children: a narrative review of current evidence and future research implications

HY Lam, S Jayasinghe, KDK Ahuja… - International journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Active school commuting (ASC) has been proposed as a practical way to inculcate positive
physical activity habits in children. This paper reviews the current evidence regarding ASC …

Perceived safety influencing active travel to school—A built environment perspective

D Wangzom, M White, J Paay - International journal of environmental …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite the many research studies on active school travel (AST), the number of children
walking/cycling to school is decreasing as there is a lack of implementable research …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring parental perceptions about school travel and walking school buses: A thematic analysis approach

A Nikitas, JYT Wang, C Knamiller - … research part A: policy and practice, 2019 - Elsevier
Establishing a less car-oriented mobility ethos through initiatives targeting, among others,
children's travel to school could be a key for unlocking the potential for a more sustainable …

Assessment of direct and indirect associations between children active school travel and environmental, household and child factors using structural equation …

E Ikeda, E Hinckson, K Witten, M Smith - International journal of behavioral …, 2019 - Springer
Background Active school travel (AST) is influenced by multiple factors including built and
social environments, households and individual variables. A holistic theory such as Mitra's …

Built environment interventions to increase active travel: a critical review and discussion

R Aldred - Current environmental health reports, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the literature on built environment interventions to
increase active travel, focusing on work since 2000 and on methodological choices and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative associations of street network design, streetscape attributes and land-use characteristics on pedestrian flows in peripheral neighbourhoods

A Ozbil, T Gurleyen, D Yesiltepe… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Research has sufficiently documented the built environment correlates of walking. However,
evidence is limited in investigating the comparative associations of micro-(streetscape …

Children's active school travel: Examining the combined perceived and objective built-environment factors from space syntax

A Ozbil, D Yesiltepe, G Argin, G Rybarczyk - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increasing active school travel (AST) among children may provide the required level of daily
physical activity and reduce the prevalence of obesity. Despite efforts to promote this mode …

Children's mode choice for trips to primary school: a case study in German suburbia

J Scheiner, O Huber, S Lohmüller - Travel behaviour and society, 2019 - Elsevier
Research on children's school travel behaviour has grown tremendously in the past decade,
although Germany has remained amazingly silent. At the same time the interplay between …

Exploring young Australians' understanding of sustainable and healthy diets: a qualitative study

R Ronto, G Saberi, J Carins, K Papier, E Fox - Public Health Nutrition, 2022 - cambridge.org
Objective: This qualitative study aimed to explore young Australians' perspectives,
motivators and current practices in achieving a sustainable and healthy diet. Design: Semi …

What drives them to drive?—parents' reasons for choosing the car to take their children to school

J Westman, M Friman, LE Olsson - Frontiers in psychology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Children's school journeys have changed vastly during recent decades: More children are
being driven to school in private cars instead of walking and cycling, with many who are …