A5081127638- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Transportation Planning and Optimization
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Community Health and Development
- Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
- Occupational Health and Performance
University of Otago
2021-2024
Ford Motor Company (France)
2010
Scholarship on active transport to school has largely focused children, (large) urban areas, the umbrella term of "active transport" which considered walking and cycling together without taking into account and/or distance. This research examined adolescents' patterns in diverse settlement types relation home-to-school distance Otago region Aotearoa New Zealand. Patterns by distance, across locations, are described for a sample 2,403 adolescents (age: 15.1 ± 1.4 years; 55% females) attending...
In many countries, adolescents' active school travel rates were declining prior to the onset of COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequent changes in have not yet been investigated systematically. This study compared modes and perceptions walking 5–6 years before (period 1 (P1)) 1–2 after 2 (P2)) Adolescents from Dunedin, New Zealand, completed an online questionnaire about their 2014–2015 (P1; n = 1463; 55.2% female) 2021–2022 (P2; 1421; 44.4% female). Home-to-school distance was calculated using...
Excessive school bag weight may be a modifiable barrier to active transport school. This study examined correlates of and adolescents' perceptions excessive for walking cycling among New Zealand adolescents living in diverse settlement types. Adolescents (n = 1512; 15.0 ± 1.3 years) completed questionnaire had their 1190) body 1038) measured. using rural lighter bags compared counterparts. One-third reported (31.2%) (37.2%) Positive relative were female gender (regression coefficient (95%...
In Aotearoa/New Zealand, there is government directive and community support to focus on health equity in research promotion. Culturally responsive policies services are expected. The purpose of this describe Māori Pacific adolescents’ perceptions different modes transport school (walking, cycling, busing being driven/driving) rather than compare between ethnic groups through a deficit lens which commonplace. Reporting findings way so that equitable approaches policy, initiatives for active...