Getting to Know a Place: Built Environment Walkability and Children’s Spatial Representation of Their Home-School (h–s) Route

Getting to Know a Place: Built Environment Walkability and Children’s Spatial Representation of Their Home-School (h–s) Route

The literature on environmental walkability to date has mainly focused on walking and related health outcomes. While previous studies suggest associations between walking and spatial knowledge, the associations between environmental walkability and spatial knowledge is yet to be explored. The curren...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mika R. Moran, Efrat Eizenberg, Pnina Plaut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
walkability
built environment
spatial knowledge
children
school travel mode
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/6/607
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Summary:The literature on environmental walkability to date has mainly focused on walking and related health outcomes. While previous studies suggest associations between walking and spatial knowledge, the associations between environmental walkability and spatial knowledge is yet to be explored. The current study addresses this lacuna in research by exploring children’s mental representations of their home-school (h–s) route, vis-
ISSN:1660-4601

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