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  • Autonomous vehicles and public health
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Khreis, Haneen; Frumkin, Howard (Annual Reviews Inc, 2020)
    Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have the potential to shape urban life and significantly modify travel behaviors. "Autonomous technology" means technology that can drive a vehicle without active physical control or monitoring ...
  • Changing the urban design of cities for health: The superblock model
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Khreis, Haneen; Cirach, Marta; Andrés, David; Ballester, Joan; Bartoll, Xavier; Daher, Carolyn; Deluca, Anna; Echave, Cynthia; Milà, Carles; Márquez, Sandra; Palou, Joan; Pérez, Katherine; Tonne, Cathryn; Stevenson, Mark; Rueda, Salvador; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Car-dependent city planning has resulted in high levels of environmental pollution, sedentary lifestyles and increased vulnerability to the effects of climate change. The Barcelona Superblock model is an ...
  • Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Turner, Michelle C. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)
    In September 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to the automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.1 It alleges that four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel ...
  • Data for a city-level health impact assessment of urban transport in Mauritius
    Thondoo, Meelan; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; de Vries, Daniel H.; Naraynen, N.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gupta, Joyeeta (Elsevier, 2020)
    Participatory quantitative Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) in developing countries are rare partly due to data scarcity. This paper reports on primary data collected in the city of Port Louis to complete a HIA of urban ...
  • Environmental burden of childhood disease in Europe
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Vrijheid, Martine; Robinson, Oliver; Gunn Marit, Aasvang; Gražulevičienė, Regina; Slama, Rémy; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (MDPI, 2019)
    Background: Environmental factors determine children's health. Quantifying the health impacts related to environmental hazards for children is essential to prioritize interventions to improve health in Europe. Objective: ...
  • European cyclists' travel behavior: differences and similarities between seven European (PASTA) cities
    Raser, Elisabeth; Gaupp-Berghausen, Mailin; Dons, Evi; Anaya Boig, Esther; Avila-Palencia, Ione, 1985-; Brand, Christian; Castro, Alberto; Clark, Anna; Eriksson, Ulf; Götschi, Thomas; Int Panis, Luc; Kahlmeier, Sonja; Laeremans, Michelle; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Orjuela, Juan Pablo; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Standaert, Arnout; Stigell, Erik; Gerike, Regine (Elsevier, 2018)
    While the annual number of trips of the average urban inhabitant has grown steadily in recent years, people are becoming less active while doing so. This lack of physical activity causes major health problems for individuals ...
  • Evaluation of different recruitment methods: longitudinal, web-based, pan-european physical activity through sustainable transport approaches (PASTA) Project
    Gaupp-Berghausen, Mailin; Raser, Elisabeth; Anaya Boig, Esther; Avila-Palencia, Ione, 1985-; De Nazelle, Audrey; Dons, Evi; Franzen, Helen; Gerike, Regine; Götschi, Thomas; Iacorossi, Francesco; Hössinger, Reinhard; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Sánchez, Julian; Smeds, Emilia; Deforth, Manja; Standaert, Arnout; Stigell, Erik; Cole-Hunter, Tom; Int Panis, Luc (JMIR Publications, 2019)
    Background: Sufficient sample size and minimal sample bias are core requirements for empirical data analyses. Combining opportunistic recruitment with a Web-based survey and data-collection platform yields new benefits ...
  • Exposure to green spaces and all-cause mortality: limitations in measurement and definitions of exposure - Authors' reply
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Pérez-León, Daniela; Mudu, Pierpaolo (Elsevier, 2021)
  • Framework for participatory quantitative health impact assessment in low- and middle-income countries
    Thondoo, Meelan; de Vries, Daniel H.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Ramkalam, Yashila D.; Verlinghieri, Ersilia; Gupta, Joyeeta; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (MDPI, 2020)
    Background: Conducting health impact assessments (HIAs) is a growing practice in various organizations and countries, yet scholarly interest in HIAs has primarily focused on the synergies between exposure and health outcomes. ...
  • Green space and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment study
    Pereira Barboza, Evelise; Cirach, Marta; Khomenko, Sasha; Iungman, Tamara; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Kondo, Michelle C.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2021)
    Background: Natural outdoor environments including green spaces play an important role in preserving population health and wellbeing in cities, but the number of deaths that could be prevented by increasing green space in ...
  • Green spaces and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Pérez-León, Daniela; Mudu, Pierpaolo (Elsevier, 2019)
    Background: Green spaces have been proposed to be a health determinant, improving health and wellbeing through different mechanisms. We aimed to systematically review the epidemiological evidence from longitudinal studies ...
  • Health benefits of physical activity related to an urban riverside regeneration
    Vert Roca, Cristina, 1991-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Grellier, James; Fleming, Lora E.; White, Mathew P.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979- (MDPI, 2019)
    The promotion of physical activity through better urban design is one pathway by which health and well-being improvements can be achieved. This study aimed to quantify health and health-related economic impacts associated ...
  • Health impact assessment of cycling network expansions in European cities
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Salmon, Maëlle; Martínez, David; Ambros, Albert; Brand, Christian; De Nazelle, Audrey; Dons, Evi; Gaupp-Berghausen, Mailin; Gerike, Regine; Götschi, Thomas; Iacorossi, Francesco; Int Panis, Luc; Kahlmeier, Sonja; Raser, Elisabeth; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; PASTA consortium (Elsevier, 2018)
    We conducted a health impact assessment (HIA) of cycling network expansions in seven European cities. We modeled the association between cycling network length and cycling mode share and estimated health impacts of the ...
  • Health impact assessment of Philadelphia’s 2025 tree canopy cover goals
    Kondo, Michelle C.; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Locke, Dexter H.; Roman, Lara A.; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Schinasi, Leah H.; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2020)
    Background: Cities across the world are undertaking ambitious projects to expand tree canopy by increasing the number of trees planted throughout public and private spaces. In epidemiological studies, greenspaces in urban ...
  • Health impact assessment of urban and transport planning policies
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988- (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, 2017-09-15)
    Urbanization processes are ongoing. Some aspects of urban life such as a sedentary lifestyle, the risk of traffic incidents, high levels of air pollution, noise and heat, and a lack of green spaces can have detrimental ...
  • Health impacts of active transportation in Europe
    Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; De Nazelle, Audrey; Andersen, Zorana J.; Braun-Fahrländer, Charlotte; Bruha, Jan; Bruhova-Foltynova, Hana; Desqueyroux, Hélène; Praznoczy, Corinne; Ragettli, Martina S.; Tainio, Marko; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Public Library of Science , 2016)
    Policies that stimulate active transportation (walking and bicycling) have been related to heath benefits. This study aims to assess the potential health risks and benefits of promoting active transportation for commuting ...
  • Health impacts of the new WHO air quality guidelines in European cities
    Khomenko, Sasha; Cirach, Marta; Pereira-Barboza, Evelise; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Barrera Gómez, Jose; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; de Hoogh, Kees; Hoek, Gerard; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2021)
  • Health impacts related to urban and transport planning: a burden of disease assessment
    Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Basagaña Flores, Xavier; Cirach, Marta; Cole-Hunter, Tom; Dadvand, Payam; Donaire González, David; Foraster Pulido, Maria, 1984-; Gascon Merlos, Mireia, 1984-; Martínez Muriano, David; Tonne, Cathryn; Triguero Mas, Margarita, 1985-; Valentín, Antònia; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J. (Elsevier, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION: Until now, estimates of the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) have mainly been produced on national or regional levels. These general estimates, however, are less useful for city governments who have to take ...
  • Historical patterns and sustainability implications of worldwide bicycle ownership and use
    Chen, Wu; Carstensen, Trine Agervig; Wang, Ranran; Derrible, Sybil; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Liu, Gang (Nature Research, 2022)
    Bicycles are widely recognized as an effective solution for reducing short-distance trip-related climate impacts and addressing sedentary lifestyle-caused chronic diseases. Yet, the historical patterns of global bicycle ...
  • Participatory quantitative health impact assessment of urban and transport planning in cities: a review and research needs
    Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J.; Khreis, Haneen; Verlinghieri, Ersilia; Mueller, Natalie, 1988-; Rojas Rueda, David, 1979- (Elsevier, 2017)
    INTRODUCTION: Urban and transport planning have large impacts on public health, but these are generally not explicitly considered and/or quantified, partly because there are no comprehensive models, methods and tools readily ...