Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100680]
Researchers:
Alison Carver
(Chief Investigator)
,
Billie Giles-Corti
(Chief Investigator)
,
Dr Jan Scheurer
(Chief Investigator)
,
Hannah Badland
(Chief Investigator)
,
Ms Annette Magnus
(Chief Investigator)
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Brief description Understanding how local and regional accessibility are associated with active travel, and related health and economic impacts. Exercise and walking are vital for a healthy lifestyle and wellbeing. The accessibility and ’walkability’ of where one lives and works is key to supporting physical activity. Consequently, public health practitioners, urban planners and the transport sector face a common strategic challenge; shifting people from private vehicles to active forms of transport. This project aims to model the health and economic impacts of the ease of: walking and cycling within neighbourhoods; and travelling across wider geographical areas on time spent walking and cycling for transport among both adults and children. This project aims to enable the research team to maximise the opportunities the environment provides for both positive health and well-being in Australia.
Funding Amount $225,000
Funding Scheme Linkage Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/LP140100680
- ARC : LP140100680