Interest in active school transportation has emerged in response to concern over the
reduced levels of physical activity (PA) among children. PA derived from active school travel …

Rural children and adults are more likely to have obesity than their urban counterparts even
after adjustment for individual-level behaviors, suggesting that rural environments may …

Background Literature focusing on youth has reported limited evidence and non-conclusive
associations between neighborhood walkability measures and active commuting to and …

Active travel to school is considered one of the channels for improving schoolchildren's daily
physical activity level. The built environment is increasingly recognized as a factor likely to …

Active commuting to school has health implications among young people. We aimed to (a)
examine the patterns of commuting to school in children and adolescents regarding gender …

Street connectivity, as a neighbourhood built environmental factor, may affect individual
physical activity (PA) and subsequently weight status. However, these associations remain …

An Introduction to Population Geographies provides a foundation to the incredibly diverse,
topical and interesting field of twenty-first-century population geography. It establishes the …

Background Active commuting to school can be a meaningful contributor to overall physical
activity in children. To inform better micro-level urban design near schools that can support …

Objectives With increasingly sedentary lifestyles, opportunities for physical activity such as
active transport to school need to be promoted in adolescents. This study examines …

Physical inactivity of children and adolescents is a major public health challenge of the
modern era but, when adequately promoted and nurtured, active travel offers immediate …