Children’s travel and incidental community connections

This article looks at the effect that social interactions during travel have on children. The authors investigate how the build environment and mode of travel affect the chance of a child seeing others, either a known person or unknown. The study found that car use reduces the chance of seeking a known person, whereas children associated walking or traveling independently with seeing a known person. The results suggest that mixed-use, transit-oriented development may support better social interaction for children.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2015.03.003
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214367X15000125
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/2214367X
• Authors:
  • Waygood, E O D
  • Friman, Margareta
• Publication Date: 2015-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 174-181
• Serial:
  • Travel Behaviour and Society
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2214-367X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2214367X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Children; Communities; Public transit; Social factors; Walking
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Society; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01565503
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 1 2015 1:39PM