How far do children travel from their homes? Exploring children's activity spaces in their neighborhood

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 263-273

  Villanueva, Karen ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a,b   Bulsara, Max ^c   McCormack, Gavin R ^d   Timperio, Anna ^e   Middleton, Nick ^a   Beesley, Bridget ^a   Trapp, Georgina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activity space; Built environment; Children; Destinations; Independent mobility; Roam

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; MOBILITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; COMMUNITY LIVING; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; WALKING;

EID: 84856577152     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.09.019     Document Type: Article

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