E Talen, J Koschinsky - … journal of sustainable land use and urban …, 2013 - researchgate.net
The past decade has seen a surge of interest in the walkable neighborhood, motivated by environmental, health, economic, and communitarian goals. We take stock of this literature …
K Mouratidis - Urban studies, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Low-density urban forms are often considered more livable than compact ones. Yet, studies investigating the relationship between compact cities and livability do not take into …
Aims This study aims to model multiple health outcomes and behaviors in terms of the updated, refined, and validated county compactness/sprawl measures. Methods Multiple …
We review a variety of common measures of urban land use mix in order to understand their differences and to identify their strengths and limitations. We then apply these measures to …
The design of urban environments has the potential to enhance the health and well-being of residents by impacting social determinants of health including access to public transport …
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 …
This study examined relationships between greenness exposure and free-living physical activity behavior of children in smart growth and conventionally designed communities …
P Bernard, R Charafeddine, KL Frohlich… - Social science & …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the past 10 years, interest in studying the relationship between area of residence and health has grown. During this period empirical relations between place and health have …
Do people walk more, or less, depending on the physical character of their residential areas rather than merely their individual characteristics? This paper reports findings for the Twin …