ReviewCurrent environmental health reports2019
Transforming Our Cities: Best Practices Towards Clean Air and Active Transportation.
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16 citing papers in PubMed.
- User Perception of a Smartphone App to Promote Physical Activity Through Active Transportation: Inductive Qualitative Content Analysis Within the Smart City Active Mobile Phone Intervention (SCAMPI) Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2020Trial
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- Increasing opportunities for movement in Nova Scotia, Canada: a community case study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Xenobiotic Toxicants and Particulate Matter: Effects, Mechanisms, Impacts on Human Health, and Mitigation Strategies.Journal of xenobiotics · 2025Review
- A Review of Urban Planning Approaches to Reduce Air Pollution Exposures.Current environmental health reports · 2024Review
- An Overview of How the Built Environment Relates to Children's Health.Current environmental health reports · 2023Review
- Air Pollution Health Literacy among Active Commuters in Hamilton, Ontario.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The 2022 India Report Card on physical activity for children and adolescents.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2023Article
- Contextual factors influencing the urban mobility infrastructure interventions and policies for older adults in low- and middle-income countries: a realist review.BMC public health · 2022Review
- Exposure to Traffic Density during Pregnancy and Birth Weight in a National Cohort, 2000-2017.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Application of EMGB to Study Impacts of Public Green Space on Active Transport Behavior: Evidence from South Korea.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Assessment of Personal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution in Different Microenvironments and Traveling by Several Modes of Transportation in Bogotá, Colombia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (ITHACA).JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Sustaining planetary health through systems thinking: Public health's critical role.SSM - population health · 2021Review
- Air pollution and lung function in children.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2021Review
- Impact of Air Pollution on Asthma Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Outdoor air pollution and cancer: An overview of the current evidence and public health recommendations.CA: a cancer journal for clinicians · 2020Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewBy 2050, 70% of the global population will live in urban areas, exposing a greater number of people to specific city-related health risks that will only be exacerbated by climate change. Two prominent health risks are poor air quality and physical inactivity. We aim to review the literature and state the best practices for clean air and active transportation in urban areas. RECENT
findingsCities have been targeting reductions in air pollution and physical inactivity to improve population health. Oslo, Paris, and Madrid plan on banning cars from their city centers to mitigate climate change, reduce vehicle emissions, and increase walking and cycling. Urban streets are being redesigned to accommodate and integrate various modes of transportation to ensure individuals can become actively mobile and healthy. Investments in pedestrian, cycling, and public transport infrastructure and services can both improve air quality and support active transportation. Emerging technologies like electric and autonomous vehicles are being developed and may reduce air pollution but have limited impact on physical activity. Green spaces too can mitigate air pollution and encourage physical activity. Clean air and active transportation overlap considerably as they are both functions of mobility. The best practices of clean air and active transportation have produced impressive results, which are improved when enacted simultaneously in integrated policy packages. Further research is needed in middle- and low-income countries, using measurements from real-world interventions, tracing air pollution back to the sources responsible, and holistically addressing the entire spectrum of exposures and health outcomes related to transportation.
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