Cycling for transport and recreation: Associations with the socio-economic, natural and built environment

Health and Place

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 152-161

  Heesch, Kristiann C ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^b   Turrell, Gavin ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Active transport; Active travel; Correlate; Environment; GIS; Neighbourhood; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; GOVERNMENT; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INVESTMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATIONAL PARK; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSPORTATION;

EID: 84959201817     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.10.004     Document Type: Article

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