Are children living on dead-end streets more active? Near-home street patterns and school-going children's time spent outdoors in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Modelling children’s independent territorial range by discretionary and nondiscretionary trips

“…The positive impact of street connectivity, which measures how connected a street segment is with all other segments in the street network confirms that children prefer routes correspond to the higher connectivity value of segments while independently moving to different discretionary destinations. This behavior of children aligns with previous studies (Monsur, Mansur, & Islam, 2017;Villanueva, Giles-Corti, Bulsara, Timperio, et al, 2012;Villanueva et al, 2013) that well-connected streets have a positive influence on CIM. The findings, however, contrast that the previous findings on this topic that dead-end street (opposite to connected street) caters less traffic volume consequently increases CIM (Monsur et al, 2017;Sharmin, Kamruzzaman, & Haque, 2020).…”

Affordances for Motor Skill Development in Home, School, and Sport Environments: A Narrative Review

“…Home settings with different degrees of urbanization, especially the neighborhood, can differentially influence children's independent mobility and motor behavior. Several different studies tried to evaluate the importance and characteristics of this type of home context for child development (Clark & Uzzell, 2002; Holupka & Newman, 2011; Monsur, Mansur, & Islam, 2017). Kyttä (2002) studied varied affordances for children's motor development within the cities, small towns, suburbs, and rural villages.…”

“…A small number of studies analyzed the relationship between the availability and type of neighborhood streets and children's outdoor activities (Falb, Kanny, Powell, & Giarrusso, 2007; Islam et al., 2014). According to Monsur et al. (2017), some streets near the child's home can be considered as an extension of the home garden or yard, providing larger spaces in which the child may actively move.…”

“…A small number of studies analyzed the relationship between the availability and type of neighborhood streets and children's outdoor activities (Falb, Kanny, Powell, & Giarrusso, 2007;Islam et al, 2014). According to Monsur et al (2017), some streets near the child's home can be considered as an extension of the home garden or yard, providing larger spaces in which the child may actively move. The time children spend outdoors is associated with street type in that children who live on dead-end streets seem to be more active, spending more minutes outdoors than children who live on through streets (Islam et al, 2014;Monsur et al, 2017).…”

“…According to Monsur et al (2017), some streets near the child's home can be considered as an extension of the home garden or yard, providing larger spaces in which the child may actively move. The time children spend outdoors is associated with street type in that children who live on dead-end streets seem to be more active, spending more minutes outdoors than children who live on through streets (Islam et al, 2014;Monsur et al, 2017). The neighborhood is an important setting for children, as they spend a great of time within their immediate neighborhood.…”