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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

A GIS-Based Method for Analysing the Association Between School-Built Environment and Home-School Route Measures with Active Commuting to School in Urban Children and Adolescents.

Francisco Sergio Campos-Sánchez, Francisco Javier Abarca-Álvarez, Javier Molina-García, Palma Chillón

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Measuring the Built Environment in Studies of Child Health-A Meta-Narrative Review of Associations.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  5. Leveraging data and information systems on the sustainable development goals.International journal of medical informatics · 2021
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  9. The Moderating Effect of Distance on Features of the Built Environment and Active School Transport.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Francisco Sergio Campos-SánchezDepartment of Urban and Spatial Planning, School of Architecture, University of Granada, 18009 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3097-7085
Francisco Javier Abarca-ÁlvarezDepartment of Urban and Spatial Planning, School of Architecture, University of Granada, 18009 Granada, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2725-8939
Javier Molina-GarcíaAFIPS research group, Department of Teaching of Musical, Visual and Corporal Expression, University of Valencia, Avda. dels Tarongers, 4, 46022 Valencia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6713-5936
Palma ChillónPROFITH 'PROmoting FITness and Health through Physical Activity' Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Universidad de Granada · ESUniversitat de València · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the current call for a greater human health and well-being as a sustainable development goal, to encourage active commuting to and from school (ACS) seems to be a key factor. Research focusing on the analysis of the association between environmental factors and ACS in children and adolescents has reported limited and inconclusive evidence, so more knowledge is needed about it. The main aim of this study is to examine the association between different built environmental factors of both school neighbourhood and home-school route with ACS of children and adolescents belonging to urban areas. The ACS level was evaluated using a self-reported questionnaire. Built environment variables (i.e., density of residents, street connectivity and mixed land use) within a school catchment area and home-school route characteristics (i.e., distance and pedestrian route directness-PRD) were measured using a geographic information system (GIS) and examined together with ACS levels. Subsequently, the association between environmental factors and ACS was analysed by binary logistic regression. Several cut-off points of the route measures were explored using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. In addition, the PRD was further studied regarding different thresholds. The results showed that 70.5% of the participants were active and there were significant associations between most environmental factors and ACS. Most participants walked to school when routes were short (distance variable in children: OR = 0.980;

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Built EnvironmentGeographic Information SystemsResidence CharacteristicsSchoolsWalkingAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironment DesignHumansTransportationUrban Populationactive transportationconnectivitylogistic regressionpedestrian route directnessROC curvesustainable development goalswalkability

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PMID32235341
PMCPMC7177458
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