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An applied ecological framework for evaluating infrastructure to promote walking and cycling: The iconnect study

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  • Ogilvie, D.
  • Bull, F.
  • Powell, J.
  • Cooper, A.R.
  • Brand, C.
  • Mutrie, N.
  • Preston, J.
  • Rutter, H.

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Improving infrastructure for walking and cycling is increasingly recommended as a means to promote physical activity, prevent obesity, and reduce traffic congestion and carbon emissions. However, limited evidence from intervention studies exists to support this approach. Drawing on classic epidemiological methods, psychological and ecological models of behavior change, and the principles of realistic evaluation, we have developed an applied ecological framework by which current theories about the behavioral effects of environmental change may be tested in heterogeneous and complex intervention settings. Our framework guides study design and analysis by specifying the most important data to be collected and relations to be tested to confirm or refute specific hypotheses and thereby refine the underlying theories.

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  • Ogilvie, D. & Bull, F. & Powell, J. & Cooper, A.R. & Brand, C. & Mutrie, N. & Preston, J. & Rutter, H., 2011. "An applied ecological framework for evaluating infrastructure to promote walking and cycling: The iconnect study," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 101(3), pages 473-481.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2010.198002_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2010.198002
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    3. Jesús García & Lidón Mars & Rosa Arroyo & Daniel Casquero & Floridea di Ciommo & Tomás Ruiz, 2019. "Personal Values, Attitudes and Travel Intentions Towards Cycling and Walking, and Actual Behavior," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(13), pages 1-20, June.
    4. Sulikova, Simona & Brand, Christian, 2022. "Do information-based measures affect active travel, and if so, for whom, when and under what circumstances? Evidence from a longitudinal case-control study," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 160(C), pages 219-234.
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