Mapping the development of research on physical activity and the built environment

JK Harris, J Lecy, JA Hipp, RC Brownson, DC Parra - Preventive medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective The importance of the built environment for physical activity has been recognized
in recent decades, resulting in new research. This study aims to understand the current …

Is walkability associated with a lower cardiometabolic risk?

NT Coffee, N Howard, C Paquet, G Hugo, M Daniel - Health & place, 2013 - Elsevier
Walkability of residential environments has been associated with more walking. Given the
health benefits of walking, it is expected that people living in locations with higher measured …

The divergent role of spatial access: The changing supply and location of service amenities and service travel distance in Sweden

K Haugen, B Vilhelmson - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
This research explores and adds to the literature concerning the relationship between
spatial structure and travel behaviour; specifically, the relationship between local and …

Independent and joint associations between multiple measures of the built and social environment and physical activity in a multi-ethnic urban community

A Schulz, G Mentz, V Johnson-Lawrence… - Journal of Urban …, 2013 - Springer
Physical activity is associated with reduced risk of a number of health outcomes, yet fewer
than half of adults in the United States report recommended levels of physical activity …

Neighborhoods of affinity: social forces and travel in gay and lesbian neighborhoods

MJ Smart, NJ Klein - Journal of the American Planning Association, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Problem, research strategy, and findings: Planners have traditionally focused on how the
physical characteristics of neighborhoods influence people's activity and travel-patterns …

The burdens of place: A socio-economic and ethnic/racial exploration into urban form, accessibility and travel behaviour in the lansing capital region, Michigan

I Vojnovic, J Lee, Z Kotval-K, A Podagrosi… - Journal of Urban …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The paper examines the relationship between urban form, socio-economic status, ethnicity,
accessibility and pedestrian activity in the Lansing Capital Region, Michigan. This research …

Measuring the impacts of local land-use policies on vehicle miles of travel: The case of the first big-box store in Davis, California

K Lovejoy, GC Sciara, D Salon, S Handy… - Journal of Transport and …, 2013 - JSTOR
Concerns over climate change have brought new impetus to the goal of reducing vehicle
travel through land-use policy. To determine the degree to which land-use policies are …

KONUT YER SEÇİMİ-ULAŞIM ETKİLEŞİM TEORİLERİ: KRİTİK BİR LİTERATÜR İNCELENMESİ

MC Marin, H Altintaş - Gazi Üniversitesi Mühendislik …, 2013 - openaccess.izmirakademi.org
Bu makalede, literatürdeki yerleşim ve ulaşım arasındaki etkileşim geleneksel ve çağdaş
kentsel yerleşim kuramları ışığında eleştirel bir gözle incelenmektedir. Halen önemlerini …

Incorporating issues of social justice and equity into transportation planning and policy

K Manaugh - 2013 - escholarship.mcgill.ca
For most of the 20th century transportation planning goals were almost entirely mobility-
based; transportation systems were primarily seen as a means to efficiently, safely, and …

Modeling the land-use correlates of vehicle-trip lengths for assessing the transportation impacts of land developments

S Srinivasan, R Provost, R Steiner - Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2013 - JSTOR
This study developed models that relate trip lengths to the land-use characteristics at the trip
ends (both production and attraction ends). Separate models were developed by trip …