Associations between the neighbourhood built environment and out of school physical activity and active travel : An examination from the Kids in the City study
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Oliver, Melody, Mavoa, Suzanne, Badland, Hannah, Parker, Karl, Donovan, Phil, Kearns, Robin, Lin, En-Yi and Witten, Karen. (2015). Associations between the neighbourhood built environment and out of school physical activity and active travel : An examination from the Kids in the City study. Health & Place. 36, pp. 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.09.005
Authors | Oliver, Melody, Mavoa, Suzanne, Badland, Hannah, Parker, Karl, Donovan, Phil, Kearns, Robin, Lin, En-Yi and Witten, Karen |
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Abstract | This study's aim was to examine selected objectively-measured and child specific built environment attributes in relation to proportion of out-of-school time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (%MVPA) and active travel in a group of ethnically and socio-economically diverse children (n=236) living in Auckland, New Zealand. Street connectivity and distance to school were related to the proportion of trips made by active modes. Ratio of high speed to low speed roads and improved streetscape for active travel were related to %MVPA on weekdays only. Inconsistent results were found for destination accessibility. Local destinations (particularly schools) along a safe street network may be important for encouraging children's activity behaviours. |
Keywords | Child; Neighbourhood; Walkability; Active travel; Walk; Cycle |
Year | 01 Jan 2015 |
Journal | Health & Place |
Journal citation | 36, pp. 57-64 |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd. (UK) |
ISSN | 1353-8292 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.09.005 |
Web address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1353829215001240?via%3Dihub |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Research or scholarly | Research |
Page range | 57-64 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 30 Sep 2015 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 18 Sep 2015 |
Deposited | 06 May 2024 |
Supplemental file | License File Access Level Open |
Additional information | © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. |
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | |
Place of publication | United Kingdom |
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