TY - JOUR
T1 - Do you think that your local area is a good place for young
people to grow up? The effects of traffic and car parking on
young people’s views
AU - Mullan, Elaine
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The damaging effects on well-being of the increasing number of motor vehicles on the roads, accidents and emissions
aside, are often overlooked. Among 11–16 year olds in Wales, those who reported living with busy traffic and car
parking were found to be less likely to have positive perceptions of the safety, friendliness, appearance, play facilities
and helpfulness of the people in their local area. This was independent of the effect of socio-economic circumstance.
Results are discussed in terms of the potential negative effect on sense of community identity, health and well-being,
and the need for good environmental design and development of more pedestrian-friendly living areas.
r 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - The damaging effects on well-being of the increasing number of motor vehicles on the roads, accidents and emissions
aside, are often overlooked. Among 11–16 year olds in Wales, those who reported living with busy traffic and car
parking were found to be less likely to have positive perceptions of the safety, friendliness, appearance, play facilities
and helpfulness of the people in their local area. This was independent of the effect of socio-economic circumstance.
Results are discussed in terms of the potential negative effect on sense of community identity, health and well-being,
and the need for good environmental design and development of more pedestrian-friendly living areas.
r 2003 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Traffic; Perceptions of local area; quality of life; Environmental design
U2 - 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00069-2
DO - 10.1016/S1353-8292(02)00069-2
M3 - Article
SN - 1873-2054
SN - 1353-8292
VL - 9
SP - 351
EP - 360
JO - Health & Place
JF - Health & Place
ER -