active transport: walking or cycling Concepts

The Hunger Code: How to Reset Your Body's Fat Thermostat by Breaking the Ultra-Processed Food Habit

by Jason Fung · 3 Mar 2026 · 284pp · 76,656 words

-processed foods A food culture that emphasizes quantity (all you can eat) over quality A built environment that promotes driving as opposed to walking or other active forms of transportation All these factors apply around the world, but they are most obvious in the U.S. Ultra-processed foods dominate the American diet

The Rough Guide to England

by Rough Guides · 29 Mar 2018

. The park’s headquarters and visitor centre, the South Downs Centre (see below), is in Midhurst. southdowns.gov.uk has comprehensive information on public transport, walks, cycling, horseriding and other activities, plus an events calendar. Petworth House Petworth, GU28 9LR • House Mid-March to early Nov daily 11am–5pm; rest of year opening hours

Mobility: A New Urban Design and Transport Planning Philosophy for a Sustainable Future

by John Whitelegg · 1 Sep 2015 · 224pp · 69,494 words

delivering a low mobility alternative. It could not be clearer that most governmental statements in the UK about new urban design or so-called “active” transport (this means walking and cycling) are meaningless unless we engineer this paradigm shift from high mobility to low mobility. Such a paradigm shift also involves a shift in

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a car per day is associated with a 6% increase in the risk of obesity (Frank et al, 2004). The relationship between declining levels of active transport (walking and cycling) and obesity has been explored in detail by Roberts and Edwards (2010) and very clearly summarised by Pucher (2010) and Bassett et al (2008

Badvertising

by Andrew Simms · 314pp · 81,529 words

sport are destroying the very climate that sport, its athletes and fans rely on. Sometimes the contradictions leave an especially bitter taste. Public transport and active travel – walking, wheeling and cycling – are the future of safer and healthier transport. For those who are able, and especially in towns and cities, cycling can not only

One Less Car: Bicycling and the Politics of Automobility

by Zack Furness and Zachary Mooradian Furness · 28 Mar 2010 · 532pp · 155,470 words

, engage with, struggle over, and ultimately make sense of both transportation and mobility itself.53 By “renovating and making ‘critical’ an already existing activity,” bike activists politicize bicycle transportation and in doing so reveal the extent to which bicycling—like all forms of mobility—is also made political in the context of “social

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, recalls that le Monde à Bicyclette members referred to themselves as “vélo-Quixotes,” “vélo-holy rollers,” and “vélorutionaries” committed to the goals of bicycle transportation and anti-automobile activism.84 They utilized an array of techniques in their initial plans to make Montreal more bike-friendly, beginning in 1975. at that time, there

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and West coasts in the early 1970s as the anti-car theatrics of amsterdam’s anarchist provos and Montreal’s vélorutionary environmentalists. The active politicization, and publicity, of bicycle transportation in those decades may not have dealt a serious blow to the trajectory of car culture, but it set an important precedent for

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on the internet. Morrow, “The Great Bicycle Wars.” Contrary to John Forester’s nearly fact-free analysis of Transportation alternatives and new york City bike activism in Bicycle Transportation (162), the pedestrian deaths in 1980 were caused by errant bicyclists, not the bike paths he so passionately opposed/opposes. “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz (former

Soft City: Building Density for Everyday Life

by David Sim · 19 Aug 2019 · 211pp · 55,075 words

NOT (Neighborhood-Oriented Transit)? This is about connecting places better to themselves, integrating medium-density “walk-up” buildings with walkable neighborhoods, cycling, and surface-based public transport. In a similar way, active mobility exposes people to the forces of nature and the changing seasons every day. Spending more time outdoors, apart from the

Southeast Asia on a Shoestring Travel Guide

by Lonely Planet · 30 May 2012

; 35 P Hang Giay) Off-the-beaten-track trips across the north in small groups. Some trips are low-impact using public transport and homestays; others are activity based (including hiking, cycling and cooking). Offers Bai Tu Long Bay tours. Handspan Travel Indochina ( 3926 2828; www.handspan.com; 78 P Ma May) Highly

On Bicycles: A 200-Year History of Cycling in New York City

by Evan Friss · 6 May 2019 · 314pp · 85,637 words

district on the West Side and the “downtown business district.” Wheel and Cycling Trade Review, September 18, 1896 For many riders, cycling was a seasonal activity. Although no form of transportation was weatherproof, cyclists were especially vulnerable to the elements, and even enthusiasts like Hyde recorded more miles during the spring, summer, and

Italy

by Damien Simonis · 31 Jul 2010

in a remote rural setting, gorgeous amid rolling hills. Rooms are comfortable, old-fashioned country-style with polished wood and flagstone floors. Activities include riding, walking, fishing and rafting. Public transport in this part of the park is scarce, so a car is a must. Return to beginning of chapter NORTHERN TYRRHENIAN COAST

Great Britain

by David Else and Fionn Davenport · 2 Jan 2007

Tue-Fri & 10am-2pm Sat Nov-Mar) All information outlets stock the free Exmoor Visitor newspaper, an excellent source of information about accommodation, guided walks, activities, attractions, transport and the moor’s fragile environment. There are four comprehensive websites covering Exmoor: Exmoor National Park (www.exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk) The official National Park

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walks, cycle rides and other activities. For general information, the free Peak District newspaper and the official park website at www.peakdistrict.org cover transport, activities, local events, guided walks and so on. Activities CAVING & CLIMBING The Peak District limestone is riddled with caves and caverns including ‘showcaves’ open to the public in