Front Cover -- Walking: Connecting Sustainable Transport with Health -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Section 1: Walking: Its Prevalence, Its Benefits and Its Variety -- Chapter 2 Measurement of Walking -- Preamble -- A Ta...

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Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Bingley Emerald Publishing Limited [2017]
Schriftenreihe:	Transport and Sustainability Volume 9
Online-Zugang:	http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/book/10.1108/S2044-994120179 Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	Front Cover -- Walking: Connecting Sustainable Transport with Health -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- References -- Section 1: Walking: Its Prevalence, Its Benefits and Its Variety -- Chapter 2 Measurement of Walking -- Preamble -- A Taxonomy of Walking -- Walking Assessment Methods, Issues in Operationalisation of Walking Measures and Measurement Properties -- Indirect Objective Methods for Assessing Walking Behaviour -- Direct Subjective Methods of Walking Assessment -- Diaries for Walking Assessment - The Use of Transportation and Time Use Diaries to Assess Walking Behaviour -- Observational Methods -- Combined Methods to Strengthen Walking Measurement -- Issues Related to Walking Measurement in Free-Living Conditions -- Emerging Research Areas in Physical Activity and Walking Measurement -- Conclusion: Unified Measures for Health Research, Surveillance and Interventions -- References -- Chapter 3 Understanding the Determinants of Walking as the Basis for Social Marketing Public Health Messaging -- Introduction -- Literature Context -- The Case Study of Sydney, NSW, Australia -- How Much Do Sydneysiders Walk per Day? -- Modelling Walking Time -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4 The Health Benefits of Walking -- Introduction -- What Is Walking? -- The History of Research Related to the Health Benefits of Walking -- Physical Health Benefits of Walking -- Body Composition -- Cardiovascular Fitness -- Blood Pressure -- Vascular Function -- Blood Lipids -- Haemostatic, Inflammatory and Immune Function Markers -- Glucose Metabolism -- Musculoskeletal -- Mental Health Benefits of Walking -- Could Walking Be a Treatment for Depression and Other Mental Health Problems? -- Avoidance of Mortality and Morbidity -- All-cause Mortality and Walking -- Walking and Specific Diseases What About the Risks of Walking? -- Future Research Directions -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 5 Economic Value of Walking -- Introduction -- Current Practices -- Walkability Economic Impacts -- Defining and Measuring Economic Impacts -- Impacts from Improved Walkability -- Improved Pedestrian Convenience, Safety, and Comfort -- Basic Mobility -- Property Value and Business Activity -- Facility Costs -- Benefits Arising from Increased Walking Activity -- User Enjoyment -- Improved Public Fitness and Health -- Community Cohesion and Increased Security -- Benefits Created by Automobile Travel Reductions -- Reduced Traffic and Parking Congestion -- Road and Parking Facility Cost Savings -- Consumer Savings and Affordability -- Reduced Chauffeuring Burdens -- Reduced Crash Risk -- Energy Conservation -- Pollution Reductions -- Additional Travel Time -- More Compact Communities -- Openspace Preservation -- Improved Accessibility -- Efficient Public Infrastructure and Services -- Economic Development -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Walking to and from School -- Prelude -- Section I: Background of the Canadian STP Model -- Section II: Modal Shift from Vehicular Transport to Active Travel -- Section III: Anecdotal Feedback -- Factors Facilitating STP Effectiveness -- Factors Hindering STP Effectiveness -- Section IV: The Costs and Benefits of the Canadian STP Model -- Section V: Short Case Study of STP Implementation -- Section VI: Our School Travel Planning Tools, Resources and Canadian Partners -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Dog Walking -- Introduction -- Physical Activity among Dog Owners and Non-Owners -- Dog Walking as a Mechanism for Improving Health -- Factors Associated with Dog Walking -- Relationship between the Built and Policy Environment and Dog Walking -- Functionality -- Aesthetics -- Safety Destinations -- Conclusions -- Implications for Dog Walking Research -- Implications for Dog Walking Practice and Policy -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Section 2: Environments and Walking -- Chapter 8 The Built Environment and Walking -- Introduction -- Built Environments and Walking -- Connectivity to Built Environment, Land Use and Urban Form -- Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence for Built Environments and Walking -- Transit/Public Transport Infrastructure -- Parks and Green Space -- Freiburg, Germany -- Economic Benefits -- Charleston -- Walking and Policies -- Countermeasures and Built Environment Interventions -- Cambridge, England -- Bogotá and Curitiba: Latin American Leaders in Urban Innovation -- Funding and Implementation -- Case Study: Walking Revitalized in New York City's West Side -- Emerging Trends -- Autonomous and Connected Vehicles: Promise or Peril? -- Vision Zero, Accessibility and Equity -- Regionalism, Privatisation, Zoning and Finance -- Promoting Walking Behaviour -- Conclusions -- Note -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 9 Public Transport Infrastructure and Walking: Gearing Towards the Multimodal City -- Walking at the Core of the Multimodal City -- Expanding the Reach of Walking at the Metropolitan Scale -- Adding Value to the Travel Experience -- The 'in-between-Mile' Approach -- The 'Carrefour de Mobilité' in Grenoble: A Walkability Cluster in the Making -- Habitability, the Next Disruptive Paradigm -- The Benefits of Putting Walking First: Setting Walking as the 'Default' Mode in the City -- References -- Chapter 10 Planning Walking Environments for People with Disabilities and Older Adults -- Background -- Defining Disability -- Redefining 'Walking' -- A Growing Population -- Environmental Modifications to Support Walking -- Natural Environment and Human-Made Changes
Beschreibung:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:	xiv, 427 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:	9781787146280