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Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists (2015)
Journal Article
Mulvaney, C. A., Smith, S., Watson, M. C., Parkin, J., Coupland, C., Miller, P., …Mcclintock, H. (2015). Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 12, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD010415.pub2

© 2015 The Cochrane Collaboration. Background: Cycling is an attractive form of transport. It is beneficial to the individual as a form of physical activity that may fit more readily into an individual's daily routine, such as for cycling to work and... Read More about Cycling infrastructure for reducing cycling injuries in cyclists.

Introduction: Philosophy and structure of this book (2015)
Book Chapter
Gerike, R., & Parkin, J. (2015). Introduction: Philosophy and structure of this book. In R. Gerike, & J. Parkin (Eds.), Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice (1-13). Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate

A growing number of stakeholders and authorities recognize the benefits of cycling. Much is known already about the nature of cycling and the factors that influence it. The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between research and practice by allow... Read More about Introduction: Philosophy and structure of this book.

Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice (2015)
Book
Gerike, R., & Parkin, J. (2015). J. Parkin, & R. Gerike (Eds.), Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice. Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate

A growing number of stakeholders and authorities recognize the benefits of cycling. Much is known already about the nature of cycling and the factors that influence it. The goal of this book is to bridge the gap between research and practice by allow... Read More about Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice.

The use of social marketing in promoting cycling (2015)
Book Chapter
Tapp, A., & Parkin, J. (2015). The use of social marketing in promoting cycling. In R. Gerike, & J. Parkin (Eds.), Cycling Futures: From Research into Practice (183-205). Farnham, Surrey, UK: Ashgate

This chapter explores the use of social marketing to increase the use of the bicycle as a mode of everyday travel. The popularity and level of use of a particular transport mode will broadly result from two factors: the quality of experience of that... Read More about The use of social marketing in promoting cycling.

The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety (2015)
Journal Article
Schepers, P., Fishman, E., Beelen, R., Heinen, E., Wijnen, W., & Parkin, J. (2015). The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety. Journal of Transport and Health, 2(4), 460-473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jth.2015.09.004

© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Objective: Guidelines for bicycle infrastructure design tend to consider safety issues but not wider health issues. This paper explores the overall health impact of bicycle infrastructure provision, including not just road safety... Read More about The mortality impact of bicycle paths and lanes related to physical activity, air pollution exposure and road safety.

Active travel: Its fall and rise (2015)
Book Chapter
Davis, A., & Parkin, J. (2015). Active travel: Its fall and rise. In H. Barton, S. Thompson, S. Burgess, & M. Grant (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being (108-120). Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge

Transport, by definition, involves movement; and different methods of movement require different levels of physical activity on the part of the traveller. The intensity of activity may also vary, for example depending on the speed of cycling. A usefu... Read More about Active travel: Its fall and rise.

Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics (2015)
Report
Clayton, W., Calvert, T., Parkin, J., & Parkhurst, G. (2015). Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics

The Rees Jeffreys Road Fund (RJRF) has commissioned an ambitious two-year study of major roads in England with a horizon of 2040. There are seven topics of interest, and the first topic of interest has two tasks, one of which (Task 1B) is to identify... Read More about Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study: Major roads for the future - Identifying network users and their characteristics.

Barriers to the uptake of combined heat and power technology in the UK higher education sector (2015)
Journal Article
Amber, K. P., & Parkin, J. (2015). Barriers to the uptake of combined heat and power technology in the UK higher education sector. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 34(6), 406-416. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2013.858158

© 2013 Taylor & Francis. To achieve the carbon reduction targets set by the UK Higher Education Funding Council, universities in the UK are investigating a number of energy-efficient technologies including combined heat and power (CHP). However, th... Read More about Barriers to the uptake of combined heat and power technology in the UK higher education sector.

Editorial for themed issue on 'Managing the business of cycling' (2015)
Journal Article
Parkin, J. (2015). Editorial for themed issue on 'Managing the business of cycling'. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 15, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2015.05.001

Cycling is receiving increased attention as a means of addressing urban transport problems. The integration of cycling as a more frequently used mode for all types of trip purpose requires skills in a range of disciplines, including engineering for i... Read More about Editorial for themed issue on 'Managing the business of cycling'.