School site walkability and active school transport - association, mediation and moderation

Journal of Transport Geography

Volumn 34, Issue , 2014, Pages 7-15

  Christiansen, Lars B ^a   Toftager, Mette ^a   Schipperijn, Jasper ^a   Ersbøll, Annette K ^b   Giles Corti, Billie ^c   Troelsen, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active transport; Children; Cycling; School environment; Walkability; Walking

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; CYCLE TRANSPORT; NEIGHBORHOOD; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

EID: 84888036951     PISSN: 09666923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2013.10.012     Document Type: Article

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