This study investigates the factors influencing perceptions of air quality in the industrial city of Hamilton, Canada. The research employs data collected via a telephone survey of 1,002 adult residents in three neighbourhoods. Perceptions in the neighbourhoods were examined by individual socio-...
neighbourhood characteristicsaccessibilitybuilt environmentThe popularity of light-duty trucks has increased with important implications for air quality, traffic accidents and gasoline demand. While previous studies have shed light on vehicle-type choice at the household level, little work has been done ...
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switches over to a one-way street southbound up to Barton Street East where it then becomes a two-way street again right through the city's North End industrial neighbourhood and ends north of Burlington Street East at Pier 14, which one time was used by International Harvester (1902–1992)...
For this study, walking is used as it promotes active aging, portrays social cohesion by looking at how well-connected neighbourhoods are, and may be considered as a prerequisite for mobility independence (Rantanen, 2013, Patla and Shumway-Cook, 1999). Public transit could be a form of ...
A positive image of neighbourhood, in turn, may have a salutary effect by enhancing personal attitudes, behaviours and self-concept, and thereby health and quality of life (Kearns et al. 2000; Meegan and Mitchell 2001; Healey 1998). Health geographers have examined related concepts such as the...
NeighbourhoodcharacteristicsAccessibilityBuiltenvironmentThe popularity of light-duty trucks has increased with important implications for air quality, traffic accidents and gasoline demand. While previous studies have shed light on vehicle-type choice at the household level, little work has been done that ...
The research is based on an earlier study (1978-1986) that examined the relationship between exposure to air quality and respiratory health for a cohort of elementary school-aged children (n = 3,202). These children resided in four distinct neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario, which exhibited ...