Why don’t they walk or cycle? Reflections on active home–school transportation among Portuguese adolescents: the role of environmental perceptions
The way adolescents travel to school can be an important health promotion strategy. The main objective of this research was to identify the relationships between the Portuguese adolescents’ perception of their neighbourhood and their option for active transportation (AT). The Health Behaviour in Sch...
Main Authors: | Nuno Loureiro, Margarida Gaspar de Matos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2014-01-01
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Series: | Urban, Planning and Transport Research |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21650020.2014.922896 |
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