eBook - ePub
Bicycling for Transportation
An Evidence-Base for Communities
- 246 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Bicycling for Transportation
An Evidence-Base for Communities
About this book
Bicycling for Transportation examines the individual and societal factors of active transportation and biking behavior. The book uses an Interdisciplinary approach to provide a comprehensive overview of bicycling for transportation research. It examines the variability in biking participation among different demographic groups and the multiple levels of influence on biking to better inform researchers and practitioners on the effective use of community resources, programming and policymaking. It is an ideal resource for public health professionals trying to encourage physical activity through biking. In addition, it makes the case for new infrastructure that supports these initiatives.
- Provides evidence-based insights on cost-effective interventions for improving biking participation
- Includes numerous case studies and best practices that highlight multi-level approaches in a variety of settings
- Explores individual and social factors related to biking behavior, such as race, gender and self-efficacy
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Bicycle: A Technological and Social History
- Chapter 2: Benefits and Risks of Bicycling
- Chapter 3: Measuring Bicycling Within the Community
- Chapter 4: Why We Bike and Why We Don’t
- Chapter 5: Institutional Strategies for Promoting Biking
- Chapter 6: Community-Level Strategies for Promoting Bicycling
- Chapter 7: If We Build It, Will They Come? Environmental Approaches to Bicycle Promotion
- Chapter 8: Policy and Law Approaches to Bicycling
- Chapter 9: Changing Biking Behavior: An Application of the Evidence
- Chapter 10: Bringing it all Together: Bicycling Around the World
- Index
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Yes, you can access Bicycling for Transportation by Melissa Bopp,Dangaia Sims,Daniel Piatkowski in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Technology & Engineering & Law Theory & Practice. We have over 1.5 million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.