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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 10.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2016 Sep 23;388(10062):2925–2935. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30067-8

Table 3. Changes in physical inactivity, and particulate emissions associated with the compact cities model application in each city.

City

Physical Inactivity Melbourne Boston London Copenhagen Delhi São Paulo
Change in travel-related METS per week 72·1% 55·7% 39·1% 28·9% 18·5% 24·1%
(38·9%:119·5%) (26·8%:99·0%) (10·4%:78·6%) (−2·2%:69·5%) (−6·7%:54·4%) (−4·3%:65·2%)

Particulate Matter

Change in transport-related particulate emissions −12·4% −11·8% −10·1% −10·9% −3·2% −4·9%
(−17·3%:−6·8%) (−16·3%:−6·9%) (−14·3%:−5·4%) (−15·3%:−5·8%) (−4·9%:−1·4%) (−6·8%:−2·8%)

Note: Figures in parentheses are 95% confidence bounds. Other vehicles, including powered 2- and 3-wheelers, were not modelled within the scenarios because the proportion of travel within this mode was assumed to remain stable. All transport mode changes refer to change in vehicle kilometres travelled from baseline.