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- Title
An applied ecological framework for evaluating infrastructure to promote walking and cycling: the iConnect study.
- Authors
Ogilvie, David; Bull, Fiona; Powell, Jane; Cooper, Ashley R; Brand, Christian; Mutrie, Nanette; Preston, John; Rutter, Harry; iConnect Consortium
- Abstract
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.
- Publication
American journal of public health, 2011, Vol 101, Issue 3, p473
- ISSN
1541-0048
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2010.198002