The work presented in the present article was carried out for the purpose of evaluating the
effects of the limitations imposed on children's autonomy on their acquisition of …

In the past 50 years, a marked reduction has occurred in European and North American
children's freedom of movement and outdoor play. Using a structural equation model, the …

This study was aimed at increasing our understanding of environmental and parental factors
influencing mode choice for children's journeys to organized leisure activities. Three …

The growth in accompanied travel to school, particularly by car, has led to speculation about
the cognitive and emotional impact of this change on child development. Spatial skills …

Employing an in situ diary, 291 road users in Oxford (pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, car
drivers and bus drivers) recorded details of all journeys made during 1 week and noted any …

A large number of European children are today chauffeured by car to school and leisure
activities. This increased car use for children's trips affects the local and global environment …

It has been argued that a key component of tackling climate change is to reduce our reliance
on the car. In response, it is put forward by this thesis that influencing young people before …

The study explores which strategies can facilitate children's free play and independent
mobility (IM) in the City of Toronto central neighbourhoods' public open spaces (POS). The …

The aim of this paper is to raise issues about the role of education in teaching children to
keep themselves safe from the risks posed by 'strangers'. It presents qualitative data …

During the 1990's an emerging preoccupation with risk and safety was understood to be
having a disproportionate impact on parents and in particular how they were bringing up …