Preferences and Determinants of Active Travel to School
A Case Study of Dehradun City, India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2377149 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ashish Kumar Srivastava (0000-0002-3229-3085, Government of Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India), Somesh Sharma (0000-0002-3518-7755, Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 342-364 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Oriental Anthropologist A Bi-annual International Journal of the Science of Man (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0972-558X • E-ISSN: 0976-3430 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0972558x251345703 |
| OpenAlex | W4411431654 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
In Indian cities, the dynamic interplay between motorized and nonmotorized transport (NMT) has significant implications for urban development. Reliance on motorized transport often results in challenges like vehicular congestion, while increasing the use of NMT offers various advantages for urban mobility. The current study assesses the state of active travel to school (ATS) in Dehradun city, the capital of Uttarakhand state in India. To understand the factors influencing the use of ATS, a statistical study was conducted in four local schools, both public and private, in the city. Results from the survey were used to draw conclusions about the factors that affect the choice of ATS. The study showed that income was a major determinant of NMT use, as less socioeconomically well-off children studying in public schools are more likely to use NMT. Moreover, the study showed that male students are more willing to shift to NMT use than female students, as safety concerns are a major issue that affects the choice of ATS among females. Thus, the present study provides first-hand data from a holistic study on ATS in a nonmetropolitan city in India and suggests that cultural issues (psychological), like more safety concerns for females and status in society, along with education vis-à-vis income of parents and gender of students (socioeconomic), are the primary determinants rather than those of built environment for choice of ATS
Affect (linguistics · Capital city · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Political science · Population · Public transport · Socioeconomic status · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Demography · Psychology · Traffic and Road Safety · Transportation Planning and Optimization · Urban Transport and Accessibility
Personal, Family, Social, and Environmental Correlates of Active Commuting to School
Individual, Social and Environmental Correlates of Active School Travel among Adolescents in India
Built and Natural Environmental Correlates of Parental Safety Concerns for Children’s Active Travel to School
Air Pollution Exposure in Relation to the Commute to School
Natural and built environmental exposures on children's active school travel
Sustainable school commuting – understanding choices and identifying opportunities
Toward an understanding of children’s perceptions of their transport geographies
Is there a gender gap in school travel? An examination of US children and adolescents
Urban Transport Priorities
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |