Sustainability and Active Transportation at Universities: Case Study of Fort Garry Campus, University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada  

作　　者：Parinaz Joneidi Shariat Zadeh Shirley Thompson Parinaz Joneidi Shariat Zadeh;Shirley Thompson(Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada)

机构地区：[1]Natural Resource Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

出　　处：《Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection》2025年第1期103-120,共18页地球科学和环境保护期刊(英文)

摘　　要：The environmental and health implications of Active Transportation (AT) strategies at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus in Canada were investigated, focusing on walking, biking, and public transit use of students and staff. We analyzed connectivity, planning, and campus-city integration through mapping, observation, and transportation plan analysis. We found large gaps in connectivity of AT routes within the campus, a lack of AT planning, and poor AT city-campus integration, which explain why AT is decreasing rather than increasing, undermining sustainability on campus. Investing in biking, walking, and bus infrastructure and programs can be a practical, educational, and economical solution to negative environmental, safety, and health impacts posed by vehicles. Universities like the University of Manitoba (UM) have the potential to be leaders in creating an AT ecosystem that mitigates climate change through transportation and turns around the global problem of youth inactivity.The environmental and health implications of Active Transportation (AT) strategies at the University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry campus in Canada were investigated, focusing on walking, biking, and public transit use of students and staff. We analyzed connectivity, planning, and campus-city integration through mapping, observation, and transportation plan analysis. We found large gaps in connectivity of AT routes within the campus, a lack of AT planning, and poor AT city-campus integration, which explain why AT is decreasing rather than increasing, undermining sustainability on campus. Investing in biking, walking, and bus infrastructure and programs can be a practical, educational, and economical solution to negative environmental, safety, and health impacts posed by vehicles. Universities like the University of Manitoba (UM) have the potential to be leaders in creating an AT ecosystem that mitigates climate change through transportation and turns around the global problem of youth inactivity.

关 键 词：Active Transportation SUSTAINABILITY Planning Environment ACCESSIBILITY Connectivity 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]