TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Children walking to and from school in Tehran: Associations with neighbourhood safety, parental concerns and children's perceptions
JO  - Procedia - social and behavioral sciences
A1  - Dali, Melasutra Md
A1  - Hanif, Noor Rosly
A1  - Shokoohi, Roya
SP  - 315
EP  - 323
VL  - 38
IS  - 
N2  - In recent times children are more likely to use motorized transportation modes to go to and from school. This paper focuses on examining the relationship between neighbourhood safety and primary-aged children walking to and from school on their own; across different socio-economic areas in Tehran. Self-reported parental and children surveys and urban design measurements were used to determine the influential neighbourhood safety factors in choosing children's school transportation mode. The results reveal that parents and children with negative perceptions of neighbourhood safety tended to use motor vehicles or to escort their children while walking to and from school.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 1877-0428
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.353
ID  - ref1
ER  -