Integrated Impact Assessment of Active Travel: Expanding the Scope of the Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for Walking and Cycling
| Autor: | Paul Kelly, Christian Brand, David Rojas-Rueda, Christoph Lieb, James Woodcock, Nick Cavill, Francesca Racioppi, Alberto Castro, Thomas Götschi, Sonja Kahlmeier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Kahlmeier, Sonja [0000-0001-6905-9244] |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Health
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Götschi, T, Kahlmeier, S, Castro, A, Brand, C, Cavill, N, Kelly, P, Lieb, C, Rojas-Rueda, D, Woodcock, J & Racioppi, F 2020, ' Integrated impact assessment of active travel : Expanding the scope of the Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for walking and cycling ', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health . https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207361 Volume 17 Issue 20 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 7361, p 7361 (2020) |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17207361 |
| Popis: | The World Health Organization&rsquo s Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) for walking and cycling is a user-friendly web-based tool to assess the health impacts of active travel. HEAT, developed over 10 years ago, has been used by researchers, planners and policymakers alike in appraisals of walking and cycling policies at both national and more local scales. HEAT has undergone regular upgrades adopting the latest scientific evidence. This article presents the most recent upgrades of the tool. The health impacts of walking and/or cycling in a specified population are quantified in terms of premature deaths avoided (or caused). In addition to the calculation of benefits derived from physical activity, HEAT was recently expanded to include assessments of the burden associated with air pollution exposure and crash risks while walking or cycling. Further, the impacts on carbon emissions from mode shifts to active travel modes can now be assessed. The monetization of impacts using Value of Statistical Life and Social Costs of Carbon now uses country-specific values. As active travel inherently results in often substantial health benefits as well as not always negligible risks, assessments of active travel behavior or policies are incomplete without considering health implications. The recent developments of HEAT make it easier than ever to obtain ballpark estimates of health impacts and carbon emissions related to walking and cycling. |
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