PASTA - Physical Activity through sustainable transport approaches
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.
Publikationen
Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA): protocol for a multi-centre, longitudinal study.
Autoren: Dons, E; Götschi, T; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; de Nazelle, A; Anaya, E; Avila-Palencia, I; Brand, C; Cole-Hunter, T; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Kahlmeier, S; Laeremans, M; Mueller, N; Orjuela, JP; Raser, E; Rojas-Rueda, D; Standaert, A; Stigell, E; Uhlmann, T; Gerike, R; Int Panis, L; Jahr: 2015
Journal articles
Cycling and walking for health - Strategies and conditions to increase active mobility in European municipalities
Autoren: Meschik, M; Uhlmann, T; Wegener, S Jahr: 2015
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Physical Activity through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA): a study protocol for a multicentre project
Autoren: Gerike, R; de Nazelle, A; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Panis, LI; Anaya, E; Avila-Palencia, I; Boschetti, F; Brand, C; Cole-Hunter, T; Dons, E; Eriksson, U; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Kahlmeier, S; Laeremans, M; Mueller, N; Orjuela, JP; Racioppi, F; Raser, E; Rojas-Rueda, D; Schweizer, C; Standaert, A; Uhlmann, T; Wegener, S; Gotschi, T Jahr: 2016
Journal articles
Active mobility - the new health trend in smart cities, or even more?
Autoren: Wegener, S; Raser, E; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Anaya, E; de Nazelle, A; Gerike, R; Horvath, I; Iacorossi, F; Int Panis, L; Kahlmeier, S; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Mueller, N; Rojas Rueda, D; Sanchez, J; Rothballer, C Jahr: 2017
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
D2.1 Baseline analysis of active mobility in case study cities
Autoren: Wegener, S; Raser, E; Uhlmann, T; Eriksson, U; Clark, A; Sanchez, J; Anaya, E; Gerike, R; Int Panis, L; Dons, E; Buekers, J; Benvenuti, F; Iacorossi, F; Rojas-Rueda, D; Avila Palencia, I; Mueller, N; Götschi, T; Kahlmeier, S; Rothballer, C Jahr: 2016
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
D2.2 Description of active mobility measures and framework factors across seven case study cities
Autoren: Wegener, S; Raser, E; Uhlmann, T; Eriksson, U; Clark, A; Anaya, E; de Nazelle, A; Sanchez, J; Int Panis, L; Dons, E; Buekers, J; Benvenuti, F; Iacorossi, F; Gerike, R; Rojas-Rueda, D; Avila Palencia, I; Mueller, N; Götschi, T; Kahlmeier, S; Horvath, I; Rothballer, C Jahr: 2016
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
D1.1 Description and classification of AM measures including factors affecting their effectiveness
Autoren: Clark, A; Eriksson, U; Witzell, J; Brand, C; Götschi, T; Kahlmeier, S; Dons, E; Int Panis, L; Gerike, R; Anaya, E; de Nazelle, A; Rojas Rueda, D; Cole-Hunter, T; Uhlmann, T; Wegener, S Jahr: 2017
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
D1.2 Collection of indicators to evaluate active mobility
Autoren: Clark, A; Eriksson, U; Wegener, S; Uhlmann, T; Rothballer, C; Rojas-Rueda, D Jahr: 2017
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
PASTA Handbook of good practice case studies for promotion of walking and cyling
Autoren: Boschetti, F; Clark, A; Levin, K; Lovric, M; Sanchez, J; Saunders, L; Franzen, H; Adams, R; Anaya, E;de Nazelle, A; Wegener, S; Davis, A; Lee, R; Horvath, I Jahr: 2017
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Health impact assessment of cycling network expansions in European cities.
Autoren: Mueller, N; Rojas-Rueda, D; Salmon, M; Martinez, D; Ambros, A; Brand, C; de Nazelle, A; Dons, E; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Gerike, R; Götschi, T; Iacorossi, F; Int Panis, L; Kahlmeier, S; Raser, E; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Aktive Mobilität: gesundheitliche und verkehrliche Ziele gemeinsam erreichen
Autoren: Raser, E; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Wegener, S Jahr: 2018
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
Transport mode choice and body mass index: Cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence from a European-wide study.
Autoren: Dons, E; Rojas-Rueda, D; Anaya-Boig, E; Avila-Palencia, I; Brand, C; Cole-Hunter, T; de Nazelle, A; Eriksson, U; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Gerike, R; Kahlmeier, S; Laeremans, M; Mueller, N; Nawrot, T; Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ; Orjuela, JP; Racioppi, F; Raser, E; Standaert, A; Int Panis, L; Götschi, T; Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
PASTA tut gut! ... vor allem, wenn es sich um Physical Activity handelt
Autoren: Wegener, S; Gaupp-Berghausen, M Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Concern over health effects of air pollution is associated to NO2 in seven European cities
Autoren: Dons, E; Laeremans, M; Anaya-Boig, E; Avila-Palencia, I; Brand, C; de Nazelle, A; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Gotschi, T; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Orjuela, JP; Raser, E; Standaert, A; Int Panis, L Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
European cyclists' travel behavior: Differences and similarities between seven European (PASTA) cities
Autoren: Raser, E; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Dons, E; Anaya-Boig, E; Avila-Palencia, I; Brand, C; Castro, A; Clark, A; Eriksson, U; Gotschi, T; Panis, LI; Kahlmeier, S; Laeremans, M; Mueller, N; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Orjuela, JP; Rojas-Rueda, D; Standaert, A; Stigell, E; Gerike, R Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
The effects of transport mode use on self-perceived health, mental health, and social contact measures: A cross-sectional and longitudinal study.
Autoren: Avila-Palencia, I; Int Panis, L; Dons, E; Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Raser, E; Götschi, T; Gerike, R; Brand, C; de Nazelle, A; Orjuela, JP; Anaya-Boig, E; Stigell, E; Kahlmeier, S; Iacorossi, F; Nieuwenhuijsen, MJ; Jahr: 2018
Journal articles
Evaluation of Different Recruitment Methods: Longitudinal, Web-Based, Pan-European Physical Activity Through Sustainable Transport Approaches (PASTA) Project.
Autoren: Gaupp-Berghausen, M; Raser, E; Anaya-Boig, E; Avila-Palencia, I; de Nazelle, A; Dons, E; Franzen, H; Gerike, R; Götschi, T; Iacorossi, F; Hössinger, R; Nieuwenhuijsen, M; Rojas-Rueda, D; Sanchez, J; Smeds, E; Deforth, M; Standaert, A; Stigell, E; Cole-Hunter, T; Int Panis, L; Jahr: 2019
Journal articles
Project staff
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. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Michael Meschik
michael.meschik@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-85612
Project Staff
01.11.2013 - 31.10.2017