Cycling: A benefit for health or just a means of transport? Case study Brno (Czech Republic) and its surroundings

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue , 2018, Pages 219-233

  Šťastná, Milada ^a   Vaishar, Antonín ^a   Zapletalová, Jana ^b   Ševelová, Miloslava ^a  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEONICS   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Brno; Commuting; Cycling; Environment; Health; Transport

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; SPORTING GOODS; SURVEYS;

BRNO; COMMUTING; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORT;

HEALTH;

EID: 85044774568     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2018.02.006     Document Type: Article

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