Emerging methods and technologies for tracking physical activity in the built environment
ST Doherty - Transport survey methods: keeping up with a changing …, 2009 - emerald.com
Health scientists and urban planners have long been interested in the influence that the built
environment has on the physical activities in which we engage, the environmental hazards …
environment has on the physical activities in which we engage, the environmental hazards …
Quantifying the modern city: emerging technologies and big data for active living research
D Adlakha - Frontiers in public health, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Opportunities and infrastructure for active living are an important aspect of a community's
design, livability, and health. Features of the built environment influence active living and …
design, livability, and health. Features of the built environment influence active living and …
Emerging technologies for assessing physical activity behaviors in space and time
Precise measurement of physical activity is important for health research, providing a better
understanding of activity location, type, duration, and intensity. This article describes a novel …
understanding of activity location, type, duration, and intensity. This article describes a novel …
Assessing the impact of a new urban greenway using mobile, wearable technology-elicited walk-and bike-along interviews
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality, causing an estimated
3.3 million deaths worldwide. Characteristics of the built environment, including buildings …
3.3 million deaths worldwide. Characteristics of the built environment, including buildings …
The built environment predicts observed physical activity
Background: In order to improve our understanding of the relationship between the built
environment and physical activity, it is important to identify associations between specific …
environment and physical activity, it is important to identify associations between specific …
Evaluating a buildings' impact on active transportation: An interdisciplinary approach
N Alfonsin, V McLeod, A Loder, L DiPietro - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The healthy building movement has re-defined buildings as key agents of public health for
many of today's most pervasive health challenges, including global levels of physical …
many of today's most pervasive health challenges, including global levels of physical …
[图书][B] Active transport, the built environment, and human health
Lack of physical activity is related to increased risk of major chronic diseases, including type
2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and several cancers. Recent research has also shown …
2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and several cancers. Recent research has also shown …
Emerging technologies to promote and evaluate physical activity: cutting-edge research and future directions
Physical activity (PA) promotion and measurement efforts are achieving greater precision,
ease of use, and scope by incorporating emerging technologies. This is significant for PA …
ease of use, and scope by incorporating emerging technologies. This is significant for PA …
Physical activity and the built environment
This chapter reports that street connectivity is positively correlated with physical activity for
adults but negatively linked with physical activity for children. It also discusses a paradigm …
adults but negatively linked with physical activity for children. It also discusses a paradigm …
Accelerometer and GPS data to analyze built environments and physical activity
Purpose: Most built environment studies have quantified characteristics of the areas around
participants' homes. However, the environmental exposures for physical activity (PA) are …
participants' homes. However, the environmental exposures for physical activity (PA) are …