A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods
Y Wang, CK Chau, WY Ng, TM Leung - Cities, 2016 - Elsevier
The growing worldwide awareness of the significant impacts of physical activities on
physical and physiological health has aroused great interest in the role of the physical built …
physical and physiological health has aroused great interest in the role of the physical built …
Measuring the built environment for physical activity: state of the science
Physical inactivity is one of the most important public health issues in the US and
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …
Validation of Walk Score® for Estimating Neighborhood Walkability: An Analysis of Four US Metropolitan Areas
DT Duncan, J Aldstadt, J Whalen, SJ Melly… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Neighborhood walkability can influence physical activity. We evaluated the validity of Walk
Score® for assessing neighborhood walkability based on GIS (objective) indicators of …
Score® for assessing neighborhood walkability based on GIS (objective) indicators of …
Understanding environmental influences on walking: review and research agenda
BACKGROUND: Understanding how environmental attributes can influence particular
physical activity behaviors is a public health research priority. Walking is the most common …
physical activity behaviors is a public health research priority. Walking is the most common …
Obesogenic environments: a systematic review of the association between the physical environment and adult weight status, the SPOTLIGHT project
Background Understanding which physical environmental factors affect adult obesity, and
how best to influence them, is important for public health and urban planning. Previous …
how best to influence them, is important for public health and urban planning. Previous …
The built environment and obesity
Obesity results from a complex interaction between diet, physical activity, and the
environment. The built environment encompasses a range of physical and social elements …
environment. The built environment encompasses a range of physical and social elements …
[图书][B] Urban sprawl and public health: designing, planning, and building for healthy communities.
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 …
direct and indirect impacts of sprawl on human health and well-being, and discuss the …
Environmental correlates of physical activity in youth–a review and update
I Ferreira, K Van Der Horst, W Wendel‐Vos… - Obesity …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Obesogenic environments are thought to underlie the increased obesity prevalence
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …
observed in youth during the past decades. Understanding the environmental factors that …
Walk score™ as a global estimate of neighborhood walkability
BACKGROUND: Walk Score recently has been demonstrated as a valid and reliable tool for
estimating access to nearby facilities, a critical component of the physical activity …
estimating access to nearby facilities, a critical component of the physical activity …
Walkability of local communities: using geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be used to objectively measure features of the
built environment that may influence adults' physical activity, which is an important …
built environment that may influence adults' physical activity, which is an important …