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Investigating the State of Walkability in Metro Vancouver : Implications for Policymakers Hamre, Stuart

Abstract

Scientific evidence increasingly suggests that in addition to reducing environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of utilizing active and sustainable transportation methods such as walking, biking, and transit are substantial. In environments where people are given the opportunity to utilize active and sustainable modes of transportation, populations tend to have better physical health. Obesogenic environments characterized by an auto-centric design where people do not have these same active lifestyle opportunities are generally correlated with poorer physical health. For this reason, it is widely understood that by providing citizens with access to active and sustainable transportation options, municipalities can expect healthier and more active populations.

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Investigating the State of Walkability in Metro Vancouver : Implications for Policymakers
Creator
Hamre, Stuart
Contributor
University of British Columbia. Health and Community Design Lab; University of British Columbia. School of Population and Public Health
Date Issued
2018-04-01
Description
Scientific evidence increasingly suggests that in addition to reducing environmental impacts such as greenhouse gas emissions, the health impacts of utilizing active and sustainable transportation methods such as walking, biking, and transit are substantial. In environments where people are given the opportunity to utilize active and sustainable modes of transportation, populations tend to have better physical health. Obesogenic environments characterized by an auto-centric design where people do not have these same active lifestyle opportunities are generally correlated with poorer physical health. For this reason, it is widely understood that by providing citizens with access to active and sustainable transportation options, municipalities can expect healthier and more active populations.
Subject
Walkability
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. PLAN 528
Date Available
2020-06-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0391807
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/74638
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Community and Regional Planning (SCARP), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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