Correlates of walking for travel in seven European cities: The PASTA project

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Beitragende

  • Mireia Gascon - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Götschi - , Universität Zürich (Autor:in)
  • Audrey de Nazelle - , Imperial College London (Autor:in)
  • Esther Gracia - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)
  • Albert Ambròs - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)
  • Sandra Márquez - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)
  • Oriol Marquet - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)
  • Ione Avila-Palencia - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)
  • Christian Brand - , University of Oxford (Autor:in)
  • Francesco Iacorossi - , Agenzia Roma Servizi per la Mobilita' Srl (Autor:in)
  • Elisabeth Raser - , Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Autor:in)
  • Mailin Gaupp-Berghausen - , Universität für Bodenkultur Wien (Autor:in)
  • Evi Dons - , Hasselt University, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Autor:in)
  • Michelle Laeremans - , Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Hasselt University (Autor:in)
  • Sonja Kahlmeier - , Universität Zürich (Autor:in)
  • Julian Sánchez - , Imperial College London (Autor:in)
  • Regine Gerike - , Professur für Mobilitätssystemplanung (Autor:in)
  • Esther Anaya-Boig - , Imperial College London (Autor:in)
  • Luc Int Panis - , Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Hasselt University (Autor:in)
  • Mark Nieuwenhuijsen - , Instituto de Salud Global de Barcelona, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CIBER - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (Autor:in)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Although walking for travel can help in reaching the daily recommended levels of physical activity, we know relatively little about the correlates of walking for travel in the European context. OBJECTIVE: Within the frame work of the European Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA) project, we aimed to explore the correlates of walking for travel in European cities. METHODS: The same protocol was applied in seven European cities. Using a web-based questionnaire, we collected information on total minutes of walking per week, individual characteristics, mobility behavior, and attitude (N=7, 875). Characteristics of the built environment (the home and the work/study addresses) were determined with geographic information system (GIS)-based techniques. We conducted negative binomial regression analyses, including city as a random effect. Factor and principal component analyses were also conducted to define profiles of the different variables of interest. RESULTS: Living in high-density residential areas with richness offacilities and density of public transport stations was associated with increased walking for travel,where as the same characteristics at the work/study are a were less strongly associated with the outcome when the residential and work/study environments were entered in the model jointly. A walk-friendly social environment was associated with walking for travel. All three factors describing different opinions about walking (ranging from good to bad) were associated with increased minutes of walking per week, although the importance given to certain criteria to choose a mode of transport provided different results according to the criteria. DISCUSSION: The present study supports findings from previous research regarding the role of the built environment in the promotion of walking for travel and provides new findings to help in achieving sustainable, healthy, livable, and walkable cities. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP4603.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer097003
FachzeitschriftEnvironmental health perspectives
Jahrgang127
Ausgabenummer9
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Sept. 2019
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 31532248