Utility of passive photography to objectively audit built environment features of active transport journeys: An observational study

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 12, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Oliver, Melody ^a   Doherty, Aiden R ^b,e   Kelly, Paul ^b   Badland, Hannah M ^c   Mavoa, Suzanne ^c   Shepherd, Janine ^a   Kerr, Jacqueline ^d   Marshall, Simon ^d   Hamilton, Alexander ^b   Foster, Charlie ^b  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cycling; Measure; Physical activity; SenseCam; Walking

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CYCLE TRANSPORT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REAL TIME; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; VIDEOGRAPHY; WALKING;

NEW ZEALAND;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADULT; BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84875917032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-12-20     Document Type: Article

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