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Health Impacts of Active Transportation in Europe

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Policies that stimulate active transportation (walking and
                bicycling) have been related to heath benefits. This study aims
                to assess the potential health risks and benefits of promoting
                active transportation for commuting populations (age groups
                16-64) in six European cities. We conducted a health impact
                assessment using two scenarios: increased cycling and increased
                walking. The primary outcome measure was all-cause mortality
                related to changes in physical activity level, exposure to fine
                particulate matter air pollution with a diameter <2.5 mum, as
                well as traffic fatalities in the cities of Barcelona, Basel,
                Copenhagen, Paris, Prague, and Warsaw. All scenarios produced
                health benefits in the six cities. An increase in bicycle trips
                to 35% of all trips (as in Copenhagen) produced the highest
                benefits among the different scenarios analysed in Warsaw 113
                (76-163) annual deaths avoided, Prague 61 (29-104), Barcelona 37
                (24-56), Paris 37 (18-64) and Basel 5 (3-9). An increase in
                walking trips to 50% of all trips (as in Paris) resulted in 19
                (3-42) deaths avoided annually in Warsaw, 11(3-21) in Prague, 6
                (4-9) in Basel, 3 (2-6) in Copenhagen and 3 (2-4) in Barcelona.
                The scenarios would also reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the
                six cities by 1,139 to 26,423 (metric tonnes per year). Policies
                to promote active transportation may produce health benefits,
                but these depend of the existing characteristics of the cities.
                Increased collaboration between health practitioners, transport
                specialists and urban planners will help to introduce the health
                perspective in transport policies and promote active
                transportation.

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Reproducció del document publicat a:
                http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149990

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Articles publicats en revistes (ISGlobal)

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Health Impacts of Active Transportation in Europe