Publication Details |
| Category | Text Publication |
| Reference Category | Journals |
| DOI | 10.1080/14733285.2021.1921698 |
| Document | accepted manuscript |
| Title (Primary) | On foot or by car: what determines children’s active school travel? |
| Author | Schicketanz, J.; Röder, S.
; Herberth, G.
; Kabisch, S.; Lakes, T. |
| Source Titel | Children's Geographies |
| Year | 2022 |
| Department | IMMU; SUSOZ |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Page From | 174 |
| Page To | 188 |
| Language | englisch |
| Topic | T5 Future Landscapes T9 Healthy Planet |
| Supplements | https://ndownloader.figstatic.com/files/27858004 |
| Keywords | Active school travel; school journey; children’s travel; physical activity; health geography |
| Abstract | Children’s active school travel can provide a daily source of physical activity, yet the number of children walking or biking to school is decreasing worldwide. This study analyses children’s active school travel, its individual, family, socioeconomic and environmental determinants and spatial pattern in Leipzig, Germany. We evaluated the school travel behaviour of 217 eight-year-olds from a prospective birth cohort study called LINA (Lifestyle and Environmental Factors and their Influence on Newborns Allergy Risk). Variables from the LINA questionnaire were combined with data from administrative bodies. We applied logistic regressions to identify the determinants of active travel. Our results show that active school travel decreases from city centre to suburban areas, and that route length, perceived traffic and the residential environment have the greatest influence on which mode of travel is selected. Our findings enable us to suggest improvements in school district delineation in suburban areas that would facilitate active travel. |
| Persistent UFZ Identifier | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=24624 |
| Schicketanz, J., Röder, S., Herberth, G., Kabisch, S., Lakes, T. (2022): On foot or by car: what determines children’s active school travel? Child. Geogr. 20 (2), 174 - 188 10.1080/14733285.2021.1921698 |
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