Bicycling for Transportation

Bicycling for Transportation examines the individual and societal factors of active transportation and biking behavior. The book uses an Interdisciplinary approach to provide a comprehensive overview of bicycling for transportation research. It examines the variability in biking participation among different demographic groups and the multiple levels of influence on biking to better inform researchers and practitioners on the effective use of community resources, programming and policymaking. It is an ideal resource for public health professionals trying to encourage physical activity through biking. In addition, it makes the case for new infrastructure that supports these initiatives.

• Provides evidence-based insights on cost-effective interventions for improving biking participation
• Includes numerous case studies and best practices that highlight multi-level approaches in a variety of settings
• Explores individual and social factors related to biking behavior, such as race, gender and self-efficacy

Auteur

Melissa Bopp, Ph.D. is an associate professor of Kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. Throughout her career she has published extensively on active travel (walking and biking for transportation). Her interests lie in community and environmental approaches to encouraging physical activity at a population level. She also serves as an advisory committee member of ActiveEarth through the American College of Sports Medicine which is a science based initiative targeting sustainable transportation. Dr. Bopp is a member of her local community bicycling coalition and campus bicycle advisory board.

Contenu

1. The Bicycle: A Technological and Social History 2. Benefits and Risks of Bicycling 3. Measuring Bicycling Within the Community 4. Why We Bike and Why We Don't 5. Institutional Strategies for Promoting Biking 6. Community-Level Strategies for Promoting Bicycling 7. If We Build It, Will They Come? Environmental Approaches to Bicycle 8. Policy and Law Approaches to Bicycling 9. Changing Biking Behavior: An Application of the Evidence 10. Bringing it all Together: Bicycling Around the World