Emerging evidence supports a link between neighbourhood built environment and physical
activity. Systematic methodologies for characterising neighbourhood built environment are …

The potential to moderate travel demand through changes in the built environment is the
subject of more than 50 recent empirical studies. The majority of recent studies are …

The experience of walking through a city is influenced by amenities and the visual qualities
of its built environment. This paper uses thousands of pedestrian trajectories obtained from …

This study has dual research objectives: 1) to evaluate the land use characteristics of the
pedestrian catchment areas (PCA) of subway stations in the Seoul metropolitan area (SMA) …

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major health problem in the United States and around the
world. To date, relationships between obesity and aspects of the built environment have not …

Purpose. To determine the relationship between urban sprawl, health, and health-related
behaviors. Design. Cross-sectional analysis using hierarchical modeling to relate …

In the book, authors Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, and Richard Jackson examine the
direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the …

The multitude of quality of life problems associated with declining walking rates has impelled
researchers from various disciplines to identify factors related to this behavior change …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Supportive built environments for walking are
linked to higher rates of walking and physical activity, but little is known about this …

Background. This study examined associations between perceptions of the local
neighborhood and walking and cycling among children. Methods. Children aged 5–6 years …