Environmental exposure during travel : A research review and suggestions forward
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Poom , A , Willberg , E & Toivonen , T 2021 , ' Environmental exposure during travel : A research review and suggestions forward ' , Health & Place , vol. 70 , 102584 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102584
| Title: | Environmental exposure during travel : A research review and suggestions forward |
| Author: | Poom, Age; Willberg, Elias; Toivonen, Tuuli |
| Contributor organization: | Department of Geosciences and Geography Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies (Urbaria) Digital Geography Lab Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS) Faculty of Science |
| Date: | 2021-07 |
| Language: | eng |
| Number of pages: | 12 |
| Belongs to series: | Health & Place |
| ISSN: | 1353-8292 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102584 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/331776 |
| Abstract: | Daily travel through the urban fabric exposes urban dwellers to a range of environmental conditions that may have an impact on their health and wellbeing. Knowledge about exposures during travel, their associations with travel behavior, and their social and health outcomes are still limited. In our review, we aim to explain how the current environmental exposure research addresses the interactions between human and environmental systems during travel through their spatial, temporal and contextual dimensions. Based on the 104 selected studies, we identify significant recent advances in addressing the spatiotemporal dynamics of exposure during travel. However, the conceptual and methodological framework for understanding the role of multiple environmental exposures in travel environments is still in an early phase, and the health and wellbeing impacts at individual or population level are not well known. Further research with greater geographical balance is needed to fill the gaps in the empirical evidence, and linking environmental exposures during travel with the causal health and wellbeing outcomes. These advancements can enable evidence-based urban and transport planning to take the next step in advancing urban livability. |
| Subject: |
1172 Environmental sciences
environmental exposure dynamic exposure assessment environmental health 1171 Geosciences 519 Social and economic geography TRAVEL urban mobility URBAN SUSTAINABILITY Travel Urban mobility Environmental exposure Dynamic exposure assessment Environmental health Urban sustainability AIR-POLLUTION EXPOSURE PARTICULATE MATTER EXPOSURE LONG-TERM EXPOSURE PERSONAL EXPOSURE ULTRAFINE PARTICLES BLACK CARBON POPULATION EXPOSURE COMMUTERS EXPOSURE MOBILITY PATTERNS ROUTE-CHOICE |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Rights: | cc_by |
| Usage restriction: | openAccess |
| Self-archived version: | publishedVersion |
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