Commute mode diversity and public health: A multivariate analysis of 148 US cities
| Autor: | Chad Frederick, John Gilderbloom, William Riggs |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Environmental Engineering Multivariate analysis media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies Transportation 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Automobile dependency Environmental health medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Mode choice Civil and Structural Engineering media_common Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment Public health Urban sprawl 021107 urban & regional planning Metropolitan area Geography Negative relationship Automotive Engineering Diversity (politics) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Sustainable Transportation. 12:1-11 |
| ISSN: | 1556-8334 1556-8318 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/15568318.2017.1321705 |
| Popis: | Urban sprawl has a negative relationship with regional health outcomes, such as high obesity and chronic diseases related to physical inactivity. At the same time, literature has shown that walkable built environments are connected to lower obesity rates and increased physical activity. Less understood is the association of modal diversity with those health outcomes. This research studies a range of public health outcomes to determine their associations with commute mode diversity. Researchers adapted the methodology of urban sociologists Harvey Molotch and Richard Appelbaum to explore twelve different health measures in 148 US counties and their metropolitan statistical areas. The test measure is the percentage of commuters who use some means other than a single-occupant vehicle (SOV). The percentage of such commuters ranges from as low as 11% in Houston County, Alabama to as high as 36% in Honolulu County, Hawaii. Using bivariate and multivariate analyses, we found better health outcomes in coun... |
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