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Understanding the interactions that children and young people have with their natural and built environments: A survey to identify targets for active travel behaviour change in Wales

Emily Holmes, Marco Arkesteijn Orcid Logo, Kim Knowles, Tracie McKinney Orcid Logo, Amy Mizen Orcid Logo, Catherine Purcell Orcid Logo

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Swansea University Author: Amy Mizen Orcid Logo

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Active travel offers many societal benefits, including improving people's mental and physical health and minimising our impacts on the environment. Increasing active travel is particularly important amongst children and young people (CYP), who are building habits which they will carry into adul...

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