Children’s and parents’ modal choice when commuting to school
and air pollution burden: Is there a healthier way?

J 2026

Children’s and parents’ modal choice when commuting to school and air pollution burden: Is there a healthier way?

TÓTHOVÁ, Dominika; Ondřej MIKEŠ; Vilém PAŘIL a Petr TONEV

Základní údaje

Originální název

Children’s and parents’ modal choice when commuting to school and air pollution burden: Is there a healthier way?

Název česky

Children’s and parents’ modal choice when commuting to school and air pollution burden: Is there a healthier way?

Autoři

TÓTHOVÁ, Dominika; Ondřej MIKEŠ ; Vilém PAŘIL a Petr TONEV

Vydání

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Oxford, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2026, 0965-8564

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

50200 5.2 Economics and Business

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 6.800 v roce 2024

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Ekonomicko-správní fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

Commuting; School; Children; Air quality; Particulate matter; Alternative routes

Klíčová slova anglicky

Commuting; School; Children; Air quality; Particulate matter; Alternative routes

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 2. 4. 2026 09:26, Mgr. Alžběta Karolyiová

Anotace

V originále

Urban transportation choices significantly influence personal air pollution exposure, especially for vulnerable populations such as children. This study investigates the determinants of parental decisions regarding children’s school commuting modes and analyses the resulting differences in personal exposure to PM2.5. Using child-level mobile monitoring of air pollution (10,370 observations from 151 children in Brno, Czech Republic) and complementary parent questionnaire data (N = 267, including 114 parents of monitored children and 153 parents in a comparison group), we applied multinomial logistic regression and mixed-effects models to examine how socio-economic characteristics, mobility preferences, and environmental awareness shape mode choice and air quality exposure. Results show that active and public transport modes are associated with higher PM2.5 exposure compared to car travel, particularly during winter. Practical and lifestyle factors rather than environmental attitudes were the main drivers of parental mode choice. Parents who valued physical activity were more likely to select active travel options, whereas those prioritising speed tended to rely on car or public transport. Additionally, we examined alternative routes for walking, cycling, and scooter commuting, demonstrating that, in suitable cases, cumulative exposure can be reduced by 0.4% to 25.6% (median 7.0%), supporting the potential benefits of targeted policy measures.

Návaznosti

EH23_025/0008743, projekt VaV

Název: Stárnutí populace a související výzvy pro zdravotní a sociální systémy (AGEING-CZ)

LM2023069, projekt VaV

Název: Výzkumná infrastruktura RECETOX

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Výzkumná infrastruktura RECETOX

857560, interní kód MU
(Kód CEP: EF17_043/0009632)

Název: CETOCOEN Excellence (Akronym: CETOCOEN Excellence)

Investor: Evropská unie, CETOCOEN Excellence, Spreading excellence and widening participation

Přiložené soubory

1-s2.0-S0965856426000807-main.pdf

Citovat

TÓTHOVÁ, Dominika; Ondřej MIKEŠ; Vilém PAŘIL a Petr TONEV. Children’s and parents’ modal choice when commuting to school and air pollution burden: Is there a healthier way? Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice. Oxford: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2026, roč. 207, May, s. 1-22. ISSN 0965-8564. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.104939.

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TÓTHOVÁ, Dominika; Ondřej MIKEŠ; Vilém PAŘIL a Petr TONEV. Children’s and parents’ modal choice when commuting to school and air pollution burden: Is there a healthier way? \textit{Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice}. Oxford: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2026, roč.~207, May, s.~1-22. ISSN~0965-8564. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2026.104939.

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