Transportation and Children’s Well-Being applies an ecological approach, examining the social, psychological and physical impacts transport has on children at the individual and community level. Drawing on the latest multidisciplinary research in transport, behavior, policy, the built environment and sustainability, the book explains the pathways and mechanisms by which transport affects the different domains of children’s travel. Further, the book identifies the influences of transportation with respect to several domains of well-being, highlighting the influences of residential location on travel by different modes and its impact on the long-term choices families make.
The book concludes with proposed evidence-based solutions using real-world examples that support positive influences on well-being and eliminate or reduce negative solutions.
1. Chapter One: Introduction to transport and children’s wellbeing - p. 16 2. Part One: Overview of transport and children’s wellbeing - p. 17 3. Chapter Two: Transport and physical wellbeing - p. 17 4. Chapter Three: Travel and child wellbeing: The psychological and cognitive domains - p. 39 5. Chapter Four: Transport and social wellbeing - p. 59 6. Chapter Five: A social-ecological conceptualization of children’s mobility - p. 80 7. Part Two: Transport externalities and children’s wellbeing - p. 100 8. Chapter Six: Impact of road traffic and speed on children: Injuries, social inequities, and active transport - p. 100 9. Chapter Seven: Traffic emission impacts on child health and well-being - p. 117 10. Chapter Eight: Health impact assessment in transport related to children - p. 142 11. Part Three: Solutions for transport and children’s wellbeing - p. 164 12. Chapter Nine: Policy and culture - p. 164 13. Chapter Ten: Making the economic case for active school travel - p. 186 14. Chapter Eleven: Engaging children in neighborhood planning for active travel infrastructure - p. 197 15. Chapter Twelve: Urban space for children on the move - p. 216 16. Chapter Thirteen: Bringing back play to urban streets - p. 235 17. Chapter Fourteen: Individual and household influences - p. 252 18. Chapter Fifteen: Inclusive research design: Accounting for childhood disability in school transportation research - p. 272 19. Part Four: Examples from different cultures - p. 293 20. Chapter Sixteen: Japan: Maintaining high levels of walking - p. 293 21. Chapter Seventeen: Children’s school travel and wellbeing in the Netherlands - p. 316 22. Chapter Eighteen: Active commuting to school by Chinese school-age children - p. 338 23. Part Five: Future directions - p. 357 24. Chapter Nineteen: Transport and children’s wellbeing: Future directions - p. 357 25. Index - p. 375
Transportation and Children’s Well-Being applies an ecological approach, examining the social, psychological and physical impacts transport has on children at the individual and community level. Drawing on the latest multidisciplinary research in transport, behavior, policy, the built environment and sustainability, the book explains the pathways and mechanisms by which transport affects the different domains of children’s travel. Further, the book identifies the influences of transportation with respect to several domains of well-being, highlighting the influences of residential location on travel by different modes and its impact on the long-term choices families make.
The book concludes with proposed evidence-based solutions using real-world examples that support positive influences on well-being and eliminate or reduce negative solutions.
1. Chapter One: Introduction to transport and children’s wellbeing - p. 16 2. Part One: Overview of transport and children’s wellbeing - p. 17 3. Chapter Two: Transport and physical wellbeing - p. 17 4. Chapter Three: Travel and child wellbeing: The psychological and cognitive domains - p. 39 5. Chapter Four: Transport and social wellbeing - p. 59 6. Chapter Five: A social-ecological conceptualization of children’s mobility - p. 80 7. Part Two: Transport externalities and children’s wellbeing - p. 100 8. Chapter Six: Impact of road traffic and speed on children: Injuries, social inequities, and active transport - p. 100 9. Chapter Seven: Traffic emission impacts on child health and well-being - p. 117 10. Chapter Eight: Health impact assessment in transport related to children - p. 142 11. Part Three: Solutions for transport and children’s wellbeing - p. 164 12. Chapter Nine: Policy and culture - p. 164 13. Chapter Ten: Making the economic case for active school travel - p. 186 14. Chapter Eleven: Engaging children in neighborhood planning for active travel infrastructure - p. 197 15. Chapter Twelve: Urban space for children on the move - p. 216 16. Chapter Thirteen: Bringing back play to urban streets - p. 235 17. Chapter Fourteen: Individual and household influences - p. 252 18. Chapter Fifteen: Inclusive research design: Accounting for childhood disability in school transportation research - p. 272 19. Part Four: Examples from different cultures - p. 293 20. Chapter Sixteen: Japan: Maintaining high levels of walking - p. 293 21. Chapter Seventeen: Children’s school travel and wellbeing in the Netherlands - p. 316 22. Chapter Eighteen: Active commuting to school by Chinese school-age children - p. 338 23. Part Five: Future directions - p. 357 24. Chapter Nineteen: Transport and children’s wellbeing: Future directions - p. 357 25. Index - p. 375
