TY - CHAP
T1 - URBAN PLANNING AND POPULATION HEALTH The impact of neighbourhood walkability on active transportation
AU - Yau, Sui Yu
AU - O’Connor, Justen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 selection and editorial matter, Ben Y.F. Fong and Martin C.S. Wong; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2021/1/1
Y1 - 2021/1/1
N2 - How neighbourhood walkability impacts active transportation has long been of interest to the field of urban planning with implications for population health. Active transportation promotes physically active lifestyles and walking is one of the most frequently used forms of active transportation, due to its relative accessibility. Neighbourhood walkability supports individuals to travel through neighbourhoods and is impacted by the proximity to destinations, street connectivity, mixed diversity of land use, access to public transportation systems and access to different destinations. Despite the benefits of active transportation on population health, the numbers engaging in active transport is less than optimal worldwide. This chapter explores features that impact neighbourhood walkability and consequently active transportation with implications for urban planning and population health. This chapter calls for continuous efforts in the field of urban planning to make further progress towards enhancing neighbourhood walkability to positively impact physically active forms of transportation.
AB - How neighbourhood walkability impacts active transportation has long been of interest to the field of urban planning with implications for population health. Active transportation promotes physically active lifestyles and walking is one of the most frequently used forms of active transportation, due to its relative accessibility. Neighbourhood walkability supports individuals to travel through neighbourhoods and is impacted by the proximity to destinations, street connectivity, mixed diversity of land use, access to public transportation systems and access to different destinations. Despite the benefits of active transportation on population health, the numbers engaging in active transport is less than optimal worldwide. This chapter explores features that impact neighbourhood walkability and consequently active transportation with implications for urban planning and population health. This chapter calls for continuous efforts in the field of urban planning to make further progress towards enhancing neighbourhood walkability to positively impact physically active forms of transportation.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85130938493&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003119111-16
DO - 10.4324/9781003119111-16
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85130938493
SN - 9780367634193
SP - 173
EP - 185
BT - The Routledge Handbook of Public Health and the Community
ER -
