Children's active travel and independent mobility in four countries: Development, social contributing trends and measures

Transport Policy

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 703-710

  Fyhri, Aslak ^a   Hjorthol, Randi ^a   Mackett, Roger L ^b   Fotel, Trine Nordgaard ^c   Kyttä, Marketta ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Children; Development; Great Britain; Independent mobility; Scandinavia; Social trends

Indexed keywords

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; LOCOMOTION; MOBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; WALKING;

DENMARK; FINLAND; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79957927263     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2011.01.005     Document Type: Article

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