Influences of the Built Environment on Rural School Children’s Travel Mode Choice: The Case of Chengdu

Li, Haimei; Han, Li; Ao, Yibin; Wang, Yan; Wang, Tong

doi:10.3390/ijerph19159008

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“…The density and connectivity of the road network and the availability of public transits play a significant role in influencing residents’ travel mode ( 146 , 147 ). Although encouraging physical activities, active modes of travel, such as walking and cycling, can increase exposure to ultraviolet radiation, which has been shown to potentially trigger SS conditions.…”

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A review of factors influencing sensitive skin: an emphasis on built environment characteristics

Chen,

Wen,

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundSensitive skin (SS) is a condition characterized by hyperreactivity. Impacting around 37 percent of the worldwide population and exerting an influence on the quality of life for affected individuals. Its prevalence rate has increased due to factors such as elevating stress levels and deteriorating environmental conditions. The exposome factors influencing SS have extended from demographic, biological attributes, and lifestyle to external environments. Built environments (BEs) have demonstrated as root drivers for changes in behaviors and environmental exposure which have the potential to trigger SS, but the review of the associations between BEs and SS is currently lacking.ObjectiveThis review aims to achieve two primary objectives: (1) Examine exposome factors that exert influence on SS at the individual and environmental levels. (2) Develop a theoretical framework that establishes a connection between BEs and SS, thereby offering valuable insights into the impact of the built environment on this condition.MethodsAn extensive literature search was carried out across multiple fields, including sociology, epidemiology, basic medicine, clinical medicine, and environmental research, with a focus on SS. To identify pertinent references, renowned databases such as PubMed, Web of Science, and CNKI were utilized.ResultsSS is the outcome of interactions between individual attributes and environmental factors. These influencing factors can be categorized into five distinct classes: (1) demographic and socioeconomic characteristics including age, gender, and race; (2) physiological and biological attributes such as emotional changes, skin types, sleep disorders, and menstrual cycles in women; (3) behavioral factors, such as spicy diet, cosmetic use, alcohol consumption, and physical exercise; (4) natural environmental features, including climate conditions and air pollution; (5) built environmental features such as population density, green space availability, road network density, and access to public transportation, also have the potential to affect the condition.ConclusionThe importance of interdisciplinary integration lies in its ability to ascertain whether and how BEs are impacting SS. By elucidating the role of BEs in conjunction with other factors in the onset of SS, we can provide guidance for future research endeavors and the formulation of interventions aimed at mitigating the prevalence of SS.

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A review of factors influencing sensitive skin: an emphasis on built environment characteristics

Chen,

Wen,

et al. 2023

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“…The application of stated choice experiments involves the creation of a design that combines the attribute levels in a particular manner. In this study, the two attributes with four levels and six attributes with two levels would result in 4² × 2 6 different profiles in a full factorial experimental design that involves all possible combinations of attribute levels. In order to make the questionnaire concise and reduce the dependence between different variables, the experimental design method was used for scenario combination.…”

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“…Some rural students and a small number of urban students can only choose boarding schools or take private cars to/from school to overcome the increasing home-to-school distance. All of these led to changes in the way of school travel ( 6 ).…”

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The built environment impacts on route choice from home to school for rural students: A stated preference experiment

Han

Wang

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionRural roads and built environment in China have been developed enormously, but it is not clear whether these roads fulfill the needs of school children as they need to travel long to school every day.ObjectiveIt is crucial to understand the influencing factors of their travel mode choices to better design future country roads and built environment, aiming to promote physical activities of school children in a safe built environment.MethodThis study thus attempts to explore the impacts of rural built environment attributes on children's school travel mode preferences. Eight rural built environment attributes are considered: distance from home to school; the number of intersections passed on the way to school; whether there are sidewalks/bicycle lanes; the traffic speed of school access routes; whether there are separation facilities between motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles; whether there are traffic lights and zebra crossings; availability of greenery such as lawns, flower ponds and street trees and whether there are shops on the way to school and at the school gate. Six hundred and thirty eight valid questionnaires were obtained through face-to-face interviews with school-age children in villages. A multinomial logit model was estimated to unravel the preferences and choices of rural school-age children in different models of school travel using the stated choice data.ResultsAll the eight attributes have significant impacts on rural children's school travel choices on foot, bicycle, electric bicycle or motorbike. And four rural road design attributes have significant effects on rural children's school travel by private cars. A travel path with pavements or bike lanes, few intersections, low traffic speeds, greenery and shops can facilitate children's school travels on foot or by bike. The conclusions can provide reference for the further upgrading planning, designing and construction of rural roads, as well as enriching the theory and practice of child-friendly villages construction.

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Integrating linear and nonlinear models to assess the built environment’s impact on older adults’ behaviors in China

Wang,

Li,

et al. 2024

Chinese Journal of Population, Resources and Environment

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Influences of the Built Environment on Rural School Children’s Travel Mode Choice: The Case of Chengdu

Cited by 10 publications

References 45 publications

A review of factors influencing sensitive skin: an emphasis on built environment characteristics

A review of factors influencing sensitive skin: an emphasis on built environment characteristics

The built environment impacts on route choice from home to school for rural students: A stated preference experiment

Integrating linear and nonlinear models to assess the built environment’s impact on older adults’ behaviors in China

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