Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity
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Resumo: | Global health, climate, and ecological conditions cannot be dissociated, and over the last decade, the impacts of climate change on health have been profoundly felt. In 2010, the transport sector has been responsible for the direct emission of 6.7 Gt of carbon dioxide (CO2), and these numbers are expected to double by 2050. Additionally, physical inactivity rates have been growing over the last years, with most individuals in developed countries still relying on their cars for daily transportation, despite the unexplored potential of daily commuting in the promotion of physical activity. Given the well-known link between chronic diseases and sedentary lifestyles, addressing both the upward tendency of public health costs and energy consumption obtained from fossil fuels can be, possibly, one of the greatest public health opportunities over the last century. In this paper, we explore the potential of active commuting as a contemporary approach to address both global issues, considering its benefits on several indicators of health, quality of life, and well-being, as well as environmental-friendly behaviors |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical InactivityPublic healthQuality of lifeSustainabilityEnvironmentGlobal health, climate, and ecological conditions cannot be dissociated, and over the last decade, the impacts of climate change on health have been profoundly felt. In 2010, the transport sector has been responsible for the direct emission of 6.7 Gt of carbon dioxide (CO2), and these numbers are expected to double by 2050. Additionally, physical inactivity rates have been growing over the last years, with most individuals in developed countries still relying on their cars for daily transportation, despite the unexplored potential of daily commuting in the promotion of physical activity. Given the well-known link between chronic diseases and sedentary lifestyles, addressing both the upward tendency of public health costs and energy consumption obtained from fossil fuels can be, possibly, one of the greatest public health opportunities over the last century. In this paper, we explore the potential of active commuting as a contemporary approach to address both global issues, considering its benefits on several indicators of health, quality of life, and well-being, as well as environmental-friendly behaviorsMDPIIC-OnlineFigueiredo, NunoRodrigues, FilipeMorouço, PedroMonteiro, Diogo2021-04-13T11:27:14Z2021-04-122021-04-12T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/5659eng: Figueiredo, N.; Rodrigues, F.; Morouço, P.; Monteiro, D. Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4290. https://doi.org/10.3390/su130842902071-105010.3390/su13084290info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-17T15:51:29Zoai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/5659Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:49:04.528734Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity Figueiredo, Nuno Public health Quality of life Sustainability Environment |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity |
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Figueiredo, Nuno |
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Figueiredo, Nuno Rodrigues, Filipe Morouço, Pedro Monteiro, Diogo |
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Rodrigues, Filipe Morouço, Pedro Monteiro, Diogo |
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Figueiredo, Nuno Rodrigues, Filipe Morouço, Pedro Monteiro, Diogo |
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Public health Quality of life Sustainability Environment |
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Public health Quality of life Sustainability Environment |
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Global health, climate, and ecological conditions cannot be dissociated, and over the last decade, the impacts of climate change on health have been profoundly felt. In 2010, the transport sector has been responsible for the direct emission of 6.7 Gt of carbon dioxide (CO2), and these numbers are expected to double by 2050. Additionally, physical inactivity rates have been growing over the last years, with most individuals in developed countries still relying on their cars for daily transportation, despite the unexplored potential of daily commuting in the promotion of physical activity. Given the well-known link between chronic diseases and sedentary lifestyles, addressing both the upward tendency of public health costs and energy consumption obtained from fossil fuels can be, possibly, one of the greatest public health opportunities over the last century. In this paper, we explore the potential of active commuting as a contemporary approach to address both global issues, considering its benefits on several indicators of health, quality of life, and well-being, as well as environmental-friendly behaviors |
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: Figueiredo, N.; Rodrigues, F.; Morouço, P.; Monteiro, D. Active Commuting: An Opportunity to Fight Both Climate Change and Physical Inactivity. Sustainability 2021, 13, 4290. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13084290 2071-1050 10.3390/su13084290 |
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