Built Environmental Correlates of Walking and Cycling in Dutch Urban Children: Results from the SPACE Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Sanne I. de Vries²  Marijke Hopman-Rock²  Ingrid Bakker²  Remy A. Hirasing¹ 

[1] Department of Public & Occupational Health, EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands; E-Mails:;Department of Health Promotion, TNO Quality of Life, Wassenaarseweg 56, 2301 CE Leiden, The Netherlands; E-Mails:

关键词: walking;    bicycling;    physical activity;    urban design;    infrastructure;    child;    linear regression;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph7052309

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

This study examined built environmental correlates of children’s walking and cycling behavior. Four hundred and forty-eight children from 10 Dutch neighborhoods completed a seven-day physical activity diary in which the number of walking and cycling trips for transportation, to school, and for recreation were assessed. The associations between observed built environmental characteristics and children’s walking and cycling behavior were examined with multivariate linear regression analyses. The results showed that built environmental correlates of children’s walking and cycling behavior differ by purpose and by commuting mode implying a behavior-specific approach for interventions and for future, preferably prospective, studies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© 2010 by the authors; licensee Molecular Diversity Preservation International, Basel, Switzerland.