This book presents groundbreaking research on children's perceptions and experiences of their surroundings, examining how these perceptions shape their travel decisions and overall well-being. Drawing on extensive case studies from diverse regions in China, it provides valuable insights into the unique challenges rural children face in their daily journeys to school and other destinations. Journey through both urban and rural environment as we analyze the complex relationships between neighborhood design, road environments, and children's travel mode choices. The book uses innovative approaches, including machine learning/SHAP modeling and nonlinear analysis, to uncover the mechanisms by which the built environment influences children's travel behavior.

Yibin Ao is currently a full Professor at Chengdu University of Technology, China. He earned his Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees from Chongqing University, Harbin Institute of Technology and Sichuan University respectively.

His research focuses on understanding the inter-relationship between the rural built environment and the daily activities of rural residents. Through July 2017 to July 2018, he was seconded to Eindhoven University of Technology, in the Netherlands, as a visiting scholar.

Yi Long is currently studying for a master's degree in Master of Civil and Hydraulic Engineering at Chengdu University of Technology in China. He holds a bachelor's degree in Engineering cost from Jinjiang College of Sichuan University. His main research interests are the built environment and child travel behavior, machine learning, and agent-based modeling.

Homa Bahmani is presently serving as a postdoctoral researcher at Chengdu University of Technology in China. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Architecture Engineering and Project Management, which she acquired from Shariaty Technical University and Shahid Beheshti University, respectively, both located in Tehran, Iran. In the year 2022, she completed her doctoral studies in Civil Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China. Her primary research focus revolves around disaster and emergency management, as well as the study of human behavior in response to emergencies.