[HTML][HTML] New urban models for more sustainable, liveable and healthier cities post covid19; reducing air pollution, noise and heat island effects and increasing green …

MJ Nieuwenhuijsen - Environment international, 2021 - Elsevier
Cities are centres of innovation and wealth creation, but also hotspots of air pollution and
noise, heat island effects and lack of green space, which are all detrimental to human health …

The climate change mitigation impacts of active travel: Evidence from a longitudinal panel study in seven European cities

C Brand, T Götschi, E Dons, R Gerike… - Global environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Active travel (walking or cycling for transport) is considered the most sustainable and low
carbon form of getting from A to B. Yet the net effects of changes in active travel on changes …

[HTML][HTML] The climate change mitigation effects of daily active travel in cities

C Brand, E Dons, E Anaya-Boig, I Avila-Palencia… - … Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Active travel (walking or cycling for transport) is considered the most sustainable form of
personal transport. Yet its net effects on mobility-related CO 2 emissions are complex and …

Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities: walking-only trips and total walking events and their sociodemographic correlates

X Delclòs-Alió, DA Rodríguez, C Medina… - Transport …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Walking for transportation is a common and accessible means of achieving recommended
physical activity levels, while providing important social and environmental co-benefits. Even …

Merging green and active transportation infrastructure towards an equitable accessibility to green areas: Barcelona green axes

F Magrinya, J Mercadé-Aloy, B Ruiz-Apilánez - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
The UN's 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) call for the provision of universal
access to:(a) safe, inclusive, and accessible green and public spaces, and (b) safe …

Examining activity-friendly neighborhoods in the Norwegian context: green space and walkability in relation to physical activity and the moderating role of perceived …

V Juul, ECA Nordbø - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background Despite the well-known health benefits of regular physical activity, inactivity
remains a major public health concern. Understanding how the built environment can …

Integrating health indicators into urban and transport planning: A narrative literature review and participatory process

N Mueller, C Daher, D Rojas-Rueda, L Delgado… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Today, urban and transport planners face considerable challenges in designing and
retrofitting cities that are prepared for increasing urban populations, and their service and …

Investigating what makes people walk or cycle using a socio-ecological approach in seven European cities

S Sulikova, C Brand - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large efforts and investments have been made into public transport, walking, and cycling in
cities around Europe. Yet, cars remain the most ubiquitous mode of travel in urban areas …

Built environment determinants of pedestrian activities and their consideration in urban street design

R Gerike, C Koszowski, B Schröter, R Buehler… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pedestrian facilities have been regarded in urban street design as “leftover spaces” for
years, but, currently, there is a growing interest in walking and improving the quality of street …

What explains public transport use? Evidence from seven European cities

M Gascon, O Marquet, E Gràcia-Lavedan, A Ambròs… - Transport Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Background the relationships between the built environment characteristics and personal
factors influencing public transport use and the ways they interact are not well understood …