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Conference on Walking …, 2006

This paper contains findings from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions And Beh... more This paper contains findings from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions And Behaviour in the Local Environment) currently being carried out at University College London (UCL). In the project about 200 children aged from 8 to 11 have been fitted with activity monitors, GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) monitors and asked to complete a travel and activity diary for four days. The children and their parents have also completed questionnaires which cover issues such as whether the children are allowed out without an adult. From the diaries it is known what the children are doing and how they are travelling, and by whom they are accompanied. From the activity monitors, their activity levels in terms of calories consumed per minute, are found. The GPS monitors allow the location to be established. From these three sources it is possible to establish which sort of places children are most active in, adding to previous research into the relative levels of energy consumption in various activities such as walking, playing and sports.

Children & Society, 2008

... Correspondence: Roger L. Mackett,. *Correspondence: *Professor Roger Mackett, Centre for Tran... more ... Correspondence: Roger L. Mackett,. *Correspondence: *Professor Roger Mackett, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK, Tel.: 020 7679 1554; Fax: 020 7679 1567. E-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk. Publication History. ...

This paper is an output from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions and Behaviou... more This paper is an output from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions and Behaviour in the Local Environment) being carried out at UCL, jointly between the Centre for Transport Studies, the Department of Psychology, the Bartlett School of Planning and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. The overall aim of the project, which runs from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2006, is to examine the interaction between children and the local environment, including identifying how children use open space and streets, and why they go to some places but not others. This paper draws on results from questionnaires completed by children about the extent to which they are allowed out unaccompanied by an adult. The surveys were carried out in four schools, two in Hertfordshire, the area immediately north of London, and two in the London Borough of Lewisham. The purpose is to establish the extent to which the children are allowed by their parents to go out unaccompanied by adults. The issues covered include whether the children go out walking or cycling without an adult, whether they are allowed out alone to visit friends houses, go out after dark or to cross main roads. The results are considered in terms of the children's age and gender, and in terms of the households' car ownership level and the strength of its local social networks. It is found that more of the children in Hertfordshire are allowed out alone, despite the fact that the factors that seem to correlate with being allowed out unaccompanied are stronger in Lewisham. It is concluded that this may well be due to environmental factors, real and perceived.

Roger Mackett*, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC... more Roger Mackett*, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT (Tel: 020 7679 1554, e-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk) Belinda Brown, The Young Foundation, 17 Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PF Yi Gong, ...

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, Jan 1, 1998

Town Planning Review, 1977

Transport and Sustainability, 2012

Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 1985

Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2014

ABSTRACT Older people in Britain are entitled to free off-peak travel by bus over the whole count... more ABSTRACT Older people in Britain are entitled to free off-peak travel by bus over the whole country in which they live. The introduction of the policy was a political decision with the stated objectives of increasing public transport usage by older people, improving their access to services and increasing social inclusion. The objective of this paper is to examine the available evidence to see whether these objectives have been realised. The paper also explores whether there have been other benefits for older people and for wider society. It is concluded that the objectives have been met to a large extent, but that many of the impacts might have happened anyway and that the impacts are probably less than many of the studies claim.

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011

Children in primary school are more physically active in the spring/summer. Little is known about... more Children in primary school are more physically active in the spring/summer. Little is known about the relative contributions of day length and weather, however, or about the underlying behavioral mediators. 325 British children aged 8 to 11 wore accelerometers as an objective measure of physical activity, measured in terms of mean activity counts. Children simultaneously completed diaries in which we identified episodes of out-of-home play, structured sports, and active travel. Our main exposure measures were day length, temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, and wind speed. Overall physical activity was higher on long days (≥ 14 hours daylight), but there was no difference between short (< 9.5 hours) and medium days (10.2-12.6 hours). The effect of long day length was largest between 5 PM and 8 PM, and persisted after adjusting for rainfall, cloud cover, and wind. Up to half this effect was explained by a greater duration and intensity of out-of-home play on long days; structured sports and active travel were less affected by day length. At least above a certain threshold, longer afternoon/evening daylight may have a causal role in increasing child physical activity. This strengthens the public health arguments for daylight saving measures such as those recently under consideration in Britain.

Conference on Walking …, 2006

This paper contains findings from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions And Beh... more This paper contains findings from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions And Behaviour in the Local Environment) currently being carried out at University College London (UCL). In the project about 200 children aged from 8 to 11 have been fitted with activity monitors, GPS (Global Positioning Satellite) monitors and asked to complete a travel and activity diary for four days. The children and their parents have also completed questionnaires which cover issues such as whether the children are allowed out without an adult. From the diaries it is known what the children are doing and how they are travelling, and by whom they are accompanied. From the activity monitors, their activity levels in terms of calories consumed per minute, are found. The GPS monitors allow the location to be established. From these three sources it is possible to establish which sort of places children are most active in, adding to previous research into the relative levels of energy consumption in various activities such as walking, playing and sports.

Children & Society, 2008

... Correspondence: Roger L. Mackett,. *Correspondence: *Professor Roger Mackett, Centre for Tran... more ... Correspondence: Roger L. Mackett,. *Correspondence: *Professor Roger Mackett, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK, Tel.: 020 7679 1554; Fax: 020 7679 1567. E-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk. Publication History. ...

This paper is an output from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions and Behaviou... more This paper is an output from the project CAPABLE (Children's Activities, Perceptions and Behaviour in the Local Environment) being carried out at UCL, jointly between the Centre for Transport Studies, the Department of Psychology, the Bartlett School of Planning and the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. The overall aim of the project, which runs from 1 August 2004 to 31 July 2006, is to examine the interaction between children and the local environment, including identifying how children use open space and streets, and why they go to some places but not others. This paper draws on results from questionnaires completed by children about the extent to which they are allowed out unaccompanied by an adult. The surveys were carried out in four schools, two in Hertfordshire, the area immediately north of London, and two in the London Borough of Lewisham. The purpose is to establish the extent to which the children are allowed by their parents to go out unaccompanied by adults. The issues covered include whether the children go out walking or cycling without an adult, whether they are allowed out alone to visit friends houses, go out after dark or to cross main roads. The results are considered in terms of the children's age and gender, and in terms of the households' car ownership level and the strength of its local social networks. It is found that more of the children in Hertfordshire are allowed out alone, despite the fact that the factors that seem to correlate with being allowed out unaccompanied are stronger in Lewisham. It is concluded that this may well be due to environmental factors, real and perceived.

Roger Mackett*, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC... more Roger Mackett*, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT (Tel: 020 7679 1554, e-mail: rlm@transport.ucl.ac.uk) Belinda Brown, The Young Foundation, 17 Victoria Park Square, Bethnal Green, London, E2 9PF Yi Gong, ...

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, Jan 1, 1998

Town Planning Review, 1977

Transport and Sustainability, 2012

Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems, 1985

Case Studies on Transport Policy, 2014

ABSTRACT Older people in Britain are entitled to free off-peak travel by bus over the whole count... more ABSTRACT Older people in Britain are entitled to free off-peak travel by bus over the whole country in which they live. The introduction of the policy was a political decision with the stated objectives of increasing public transport usage by older people, improving their access to services and increasing social inclusion. The objective of this paper is to examine the available evidence to see whether these objectives have been realised. The paper also explores whether there have been other benefits for older people and for wider society. It is concluded that the objectives have been met to a large extent, but that many of the impacts might have happened anyway and that the impacts are probably less than many of the studies claim.

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2011

Children in primary school are more physically active in the spring/summer. Little is known about... more Children in primary school are more physically active in the spring/summer. Little is known about the relative contributions of day length and weather, however, or about the underlying behavioral mediators. 325 British children aged 8 to 11 wore accelerometers as an objective measure of physical activity, measured in terms of mean activity counts. Children simultaneously completed diaries in which we identified episodes of out-of-home play, structured sports, and active travel. Our main exposure measures were day length, temperature, rainfall, cloud cover, and wind speed. Overall physical activity was higher on long days (≥ 14 hours daylight), but there was no difference between short (< 9.5 hours) and medium days (10.2-12.6 hours). The effect of long day length was largest between 5 PM and 8 PM, and persisted after adjusting for rainfall, cloud cover, and wind. Up to half this effect was explained by a greater duration and intensity of out-of-home play on long days; structured sports and active travel were less affected by day length. At least above a certain threshold, longer afternoon/evening daylight may have a causal role in increasing child physical activity. This strengthens the public health arguments for daylight saving measures such as those recently under consideration in Britain.