PASTA - Physical Activity through sustainable transport approaches
- Lebensraum und Landschaft
- Lebensmittel, Ernährung, Gesundheit
Abstract
This project focused on the systematic promotion and facilitation of active mobility (AM) (i.e. walking and cycling including the combination with public transport use) as an innovative approach to integrate physical activity (PA) into individuals’ everyday lives. In contrast to sports or exercise, AM requires less time and motivation, since AM provides both convenience as a mode of transport, and a healthy lifestyle. As such it has potential to reach parts of the population which have not been receptive to the appeals and benefits of sports and exercise. The objectives of the project were the following: • The project reviewed the literature on AM and identified innovative measures and systematic initiatives to promote AM as well as traffic safety interventions. • A longitudinal study was conducted to evaluate the ongoing AM initiatives combined with traffic safety interventions to better understand correlates of AM and their effects on overall PA, injury risk and exposure to air pollution. • An improved user-friendly tool for more comprehensive health impact assessment (HIA) of AM was developed. • The tool was applied to AM behavior observed in the case study cities and allowed the assessment of health and economic impacts of measures. • The project also produced a compendium of good practices of AM promotion aimed at decision makers, implementing authorities, businesses, civil society organizations and end users. • Findings and progress reports were communicated to diverse target audiences, including policy makers, practitioners, researchers and end-users, through a number of media, i.e. reports, journals, brochures, web-content, workshops and presentations. The project resulted in numerous scientific publications, which, among other things, confirmed the importance of the connection between active mobility and health.
programm.corp.atMitarbeiter*innen
Sandra Wegener
Dipl.-Ing.Dr. Sandra Wegener
sandra.wegener@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85613
Project Leader
01.11.2013 - 31.10.2017
Michael Meschik
Ass.Prof.i.R. Dipl.-Ing.Dr.nat.techn. Michael Meschik
michael.meschik@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.11.2013 - 31.10.2017
BOKU Partner
Geldgeber
