Assessing the environmental characteristics of cycling routes to school: A study on the reliability and validity of a Google Street View-based audit

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 13, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Vanwolleghem, Griet ^a   Van Dyck, Delfien ^a,b   Ducheyne, Fabian ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a   Cardon, Greet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active commuting to school; Children; Cycling routes; Google Street View; Physical environment

Indexed keywords

COMMUTING; CYCLE TRANSPORT; GIS; INTERNET; MAPPING METHOD; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BICYCLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL; STANDARD;

BELGIUM; BICYCLING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84902682380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-19     Document Type: Article

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