Friday, June 29, 2018

Healthy Urban Mobility

MOVING TOWARDS HEALTHIER, MORE EQUITABLE CITIES IN BRAZIL: THE HEALTHY URBAN MOBILITY (HUM) PROJECT

Sabrina da Rosa Machry

The Healthy Urban Mobility (HUM) project is entering its final stage. The research aims to find relevant correlations between urban morphology, modes of transport and its effects in individual and collective health, studying the three Brazilian cities of Brasília, Florianópolis and Porto Alegre, along with Oxford, in the United Kingdom.
A video is now available of the preliminary research, including aerial drone footage of the case study areas to illustrate the urban context and some initial footage of field surveys with participants from the communities engaging in walking and cycling in their neighbourhoods. The focus of the project more generally, and its progress so far, are described in more detail below./.../

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