A GIS-Based Method for Analysing the Association Between School-Built Environment and Home-School Route Measures with Active Commuting to School in Urban Children and Adolescents.

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RESEARCH PRODUCT

A GIS-Based Method for Analysing the Association Between School-Built Environment and Home-School Route Measures with Active Commuting to School in Urban Children and Adolescents.

Francisco Sergio Campos-sánchez Francisco Javier Abarca-álvarez Javier Molina-garcía Palma Chillón

subject

Geographic information system Adolescent Urban Population Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis education Sustainable Development Goals lcsh:Medicine Logistic regression 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Walkability Transportation Pedestrian Walking Logistic regression Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Residence Characteristics Environmental health Active transportation Pedestrian route directness Humans active transportation 030212 general & internal medicine Built Environment Child Neighbourhood (mathematics)Built environment pedestrian route directness walkability Connectivity Schools Land use business.industry logistic regression lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health sustainable development goals ROC curve Cross-Sectional Studies Walkability connectivity Geographic Information Systems Environment Design Catchment area Psychology business

description

In the current call for a greater human health and well-being as a sustainable development goal, to encourage active commuting to and from school (ACS) seems to be a key factor. Research focusing on the analysis of the association between environmental factors and ACS in children and adolescents has reported limited and inconclusive evidence, so more knowledge is needed about it. The main aim of this study is to examine the association between different built environmental factors of both school neighbourhood and home-school route with ACS of children and adolescents belonging to urban areas. The ACS level was evaluated using a self-reported questionnaire. Built environment variables (i.e., density of residents, street connectivity and mixed land use) within a school catchment area and home-school route characteristics (i.e., distance and pedestrian route directness&mdash

year	journal	country	edition	language
2020-03-29	International journal of environmental research and public health

10.3390/ijerph17072295 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32235341