Children's active travel and independent mobility in four countries: Development, social contributing trends and measures

A Fyhri, R Hjorthol, RL Mackett, TN Fotel, M Kyttä - Transport policy, 2011 - Elsevier
In many countries a decline in children's active and independent mobility, like walking and
cycling is registered. In this paper the development of children's mobility in Denmark …

[图书][B] Children's independent mobility: a comparative study in England and Germany (1971-2010)

B Shaw, B Watson, B Frauendienst, A Redecker… - 2013 - ora.ox.ac.uk
Children's well‐being and health, the quality of the environments they are brought up in and
the impact of a range of social and technological developments in the lives of children has …

The Surveillance of Children's Mobility.

T Fotel, TU Thomsen - Surveillance & Society, 2003 - ojs.library.queensu.ca
The increased protection of children by monitoring them is said to be a central characteristic
of modern childhood. In the field of mobility, this aspect of modern childhood is reflected in …

Together and apart: Affective ambiences and negotiation in families' everyday life and mobility

OB Jensen, M Sheller, S Wind - Mobilities, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
This article addresses the affective, emotional, and familial dimensions of urban everyday
mobility. Drawing on theoretical inspiration from phenomenology, non-representational …

Is there a gender gap in school travel? An examination of US children and adolescents

NC McDonald - Journal of transport geography, 2012 - Elsevier
Previous research on school travel showed an inconsistent relationship between sex and
the prevalence of walking or biking to school. Some studies found that males were more …

The determinants of commuting mode choice among school children in Beijing

S Li, P Zhao - Journal of transport geography, 2015 - Elsevier
This study explores the determinants of travel mode choice for journeys to school by
students aged 13–15 in Beijing. The descriptive and regression outcomes show that there is …

On the buses: a mixed-method evaluation of the impact of free bus travel for young people on the public health

J Green, R Steinbach, A Jones… - Public Health …, 2014 - researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk
Background In September 2005 London introduced a policy granting young people aged<
17 years access to free bus and tram travel. A year later this policy was extended to people …

Transitional geographies: making mobile children

K Kullman - Social & Cultural Geography, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Geographers of childhood have variously accounted for the experiences of mobile children.
Less has been said about the practices of becoming mobile, including the acquisition of …

Why do we rely on cars? Car dependence assessment and dimensions from a systematic literature review

J Sierra Muñoz, L Duboz, P Pucci, B Ciuffo - European Transport Research …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract “Car dependence” emerges as an academic concept supported by decades of
multidisciplinary research, which aims to understand the factors that drive car-based …

Entitlement to concessionary public transport and wellbeing: a qualitative study of young people and older citizens in London, UK

A Jones, A Goodman, H Roberts, R Steinbach… - Social Science & …, 2013 - Elsevier
Access to transport is an important determinant of health, and concessionary fares for public
transport are one way to reduce the 'transport exclusion'that can limit access. This paper …