The health economic case for infrastructure to promote active travel: A critical review

Built Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 504-518

  Powell, Jane ^a   Dalton, Anja ^a   Brand, Christian ^b   Ogilvie, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC EPIDEMIOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYCLE TRANSPORT; INFRASTRUCTURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIAL INCLUSION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 78650186405     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.36.4.504     Document Type: Article

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