Factors Affecting Active Commuting to School in Sprawled Cities: The Case of Najran City, Saudi Arabia
Factors Affecting Active Commuting to School in Sprawled Cities: The Case of Najran City, Saudi Arabia
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影响大城市积极通勤上学的因素：以沙特阿拉伯纳季兰市为例
作者：
Saad AlQuhtani
最近，人们注意到学童上学对机动交通方式的依赖程度有所增加，而步行上学的情况则大幅下降。依赖机动方式上学会产生许多不利后果。本文探讨了纳吉兰市各个学段的男孩和女孩如何通勤的决定因素。使用多项 Logit 模型 (MLM) 分析上午学校通勤的数据。分析结果表明，约37%的学生居住在距离学校2公里以上的地方，只有16%的学生居住在距离学校500米以内的地方。近一半的受访者拥有不止一辆汽车。在步行上学方面，只有19%的学生步行上学，其余学生则采用机动方式上学。传销的结果表明，男孩比女孩更有可能步行上学。此外，年龄和失业家庭成员与学生步行上学的可能性呈正相关，收入、受雇父母、家长教育程度和上学距离与步行上学的可能性呈负相关。学校短缺且分布不均、缺乏步行基础设施以及对私人司机的高度依赖被认为是步行上学的最重要障碍。因此，负责任的机构必须增加更多学校，以缩短家庭和学校之间的距离，实施安全、铺砌和遮荫的人行道，并教育学生步行的好处和安全原则。
An increased dependency on motorized modes of transportation has been noticed recently for school children commuting to school, while a major decline in walking to school has occurred. Dependency on motorized modes for commuting to school has many adverse consequences. This paper examines determinants that can influence how children commute to schools for both boys and girls in all school stages in Najran City. Data of morning school commutes were analyzed using a multinomial logit model (MLM). Analytical results indicate that about 37% of students live at a distance of more than 2 km from school, and only 16% live within 500 m of their schools. Almost half of the respondents own more than one car. Regarding walking to school, only 19% of students walk to school, while the rest use motorized modes when commuting to school. The results of MLM show that boys are more likely to walk to school than girls. In addition, age and unemployed family members have a positive relationship with students’ odds of walking while owning cars, income, employed parents, parent education, and distance to school have a negative association with the likelihood of walking to schools. A shortage and uneven distribution of schools, lack of pedestrian infrastructure, and the higher dependency on private drivers can be considered the most important barriers to walking to schools. Thus, responsible agencies must add more schools to reduce the distance between homes and schools, implement safe, paved, and shaded pedestrian sidewalks, and educate students about walking benefits and safety principles.
影响因子：
4.8
作者：
Su JG;Jerrett M;McConnell R;Berhane K;Dunton G;Shankardass K;Reynolds K;Chang R;Wolch J
通讯作者：
Wolch J