Transport and health: a marriage of convenience or an absolute necessity
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Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Khreis, Haneen, Verlinghieri, Ersilia and Rojas-Rueda, David. (2016). Transport and health: a marriage of convenience or an absolute necessity. Environment International. 88, pp. 150 - 152. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.030
Authors | Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Khreis, Haneen, Verlinghieri, Ersilia and Rojas-Rueda, David |
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Abstract | Background: The recent diesel scandal has again highlighted the impact that the transport sector can have on public health. Aim: To describe the current impact of transport planning on public health. Result: Transport is fundamental to our cities' economic and social development, but causes large health effects and impact through accidents, air pollution, noise, green space and lack of physical activity. Conclusion: There is an urgent need to rebalance and provide better and safer infrastructures and policy support for transport, and particularly, active transport modes, building a new culture for it. A parallel transition in transport and urban planning is needed to improve, in a global and structural way, the relations between urban mobility and health. |
Year | 2016 |
Journal | Environment International |
Journal citation | 88, pp. 150 - 152 |
ISSN | 0160-4120 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.030 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84952657675 |
Page range | 150 - 152 |
Research Group | Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Editors | R. Alcock and A. Covaci |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/89175/transport-and-health-a-marriage-of-convenience-or-an-absolute-necessity
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