School of Sport and Recreation - Te Kura Hākinakina
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Research in the School of Sport and Recreation covers sport and activity-related areas, as well as performance, nutrition, coaching and human potential. AUT is the home of New Zealand's top sport and fitness facility, AUT Millennium, and the Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ) is New Zealand’s number one sports research institute.
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- ItemExamining the Transport to School Patterns of New Zealand Adolescents by Home-to-School Distance and Settlement Types(Elsevier BV, 2023-05-01) Mandic, S; García Bengoechea, E; Hopkins, D; Coppell, K; Smith, M; Moore, A; Keall, M; Ergler, C; Sandretto, S; Wilson, G; Kidd, G; Flaherty, C; Mindell, JS; Stephenson, J; King, K; Spence, JCBackground: Scholarship on active transport to school has largely focused on children, (large) urban areas, the umbrella term of “active transport” which considered walking and cycling together and without taking into account walking and/or cycling distance. This research examined adolescents’ patterns of transport to school in diverse settlement types and in relation to home-to-school distance in the Otago region of Aotearoa New Zealand. Methods: Patterns of transport to school by home-to-school distance, and across school locations, are described for a sample of 2,403 adolescents (age: 15.1 ± 1.4 years; 55% females) attending 23 out of 27 schools in large urban areas (n = 1,309; 11 schools), medium urban areas (n = 265; three schools), small urban areas (n = 652; four schools) and rural settings (n = 177; five schools). Empirical data were collected through an online survey, in which adolescents reported sociodemographic characteristics, travel to school, and perceptions of walking and cycling. Home-to-school distance was measured on the shortest route determined using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based network analysis. Results: Transport to school patterns differed significantly by home-to-school distance and across settlement types. Profiles of different transport user groups showed significant variability in sociodemographic characteristics, family factors, average distance to school, self-reported physical activity, and perceived health. Conclusions: Initiatives to promote active transport and reduce reliance on car transport to school, whether to improve health and the environment or to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, need to pay closer attention to the settlement types, distance to school, and characteristics of different transport user modes.
- ItemPolicy-Relevant Spatial Indicators of Urban Liveability and Sustainability: Scaling from Local to Global(Informa UK Limited, 2022-09-05) Higgs, C; Alderton, A; Rozek, J; Adlakha, D; Badland, H; Boeing, G; Both, A; Cerin, E; Chandrabose, M; De Gruyter, C; De Livera, A; Gunn, L; Hinckson, E; Liu, S; Mavoa, S; Sallis, JF; Simons, K; Giles-Corti, BUrban liveability is a global priority for creating healthy, sustainable cities. Measurement of policy-relevant spatial indicators of the built and natural environment supports city planning at all levels of government. Analysis of their spatial distribution within cities, and impacts on individuals and communities, is crucial to ensure planning decisions are effective and equitable. This paper outlines challenges and lessons from a 5-year collaborative research program, scaling up a software workflow for calculating a composite indicator of urban liveability for residential address points across Melbourne, to Australia’s 21 largest cities, and further extension to 25 global cities in diverse contexts.