TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Grassroots projects aimed at the built environment: association with neighbourhood deprivation, land-use mix and injury risk to road users
JO  - Canadian journal of public health
A1  - Dubé, Anne Sophie
A1  - Beausoleil, Maude
A1  - Gosselin, Celine
A1  - Beaulne, Ginette
A1  - Paquin, Sophie
A1  - Pelletier, Anne
A1  - Goudreau, Sophie
A1  - Poirier, Marie-Helene
A1  - Drouin, Louis
A1  - Gauvin, Lise
SP  - ES21
EP  - ES25
VL  - 106
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVES: 1) To describe grassroots projects aimed at the built environment and associated with active transportation on the Island of Montreal; and 2) to examine associations between the number of projects and indicators of neighbourhood material and social deprivation and the built environment. <br><br>METHOD: We identified funding agencies and community groups conducting projects on built environments throughout the Island of Montreal. Through website consultation and a snowballing procedure, we inventoried projects that aimed at transforming built environments and that were carried out by community organizations between January 1, 2006, and November 1, 2010. We coded and validated information about project activities and created an interactive map using Geoclip software. Correlational analyses quantified associations between number of projects, neighbourhood characteristics and deprivation. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 134 community organizations were identified, and 183 grassroots projects were inventoried. A large number of projects were aimed at increasing awareness of/improving active or public transportation (n=95), improving road safety (n=84) and enhancing neighbourhood beautification and greening (n=69). The correlation between the presence of projects and the extent of neighbourhood material deprivation was small (Kendall's tau=0.26, p<0.001), but in areas with greater social deprivation there were more projects (Kendall's tau=0.38, p<0.001). Larger numbers of projects were also associated with the presence of more extensive land-use mix (Kendall's tau=0.23, p<0.001) and a greater proportion of road intersections with injured pedestrians, cyclists and motor vehicle users (Kendall's tau=0.43, p<0.001). <br><br>CONCLUSION: There is significant community mobilization around built environments and active transportation. Investigations of the implementation processes and impacts are warranted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0008-4263
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -