Walking is a sustainable mode of transport and a healthy way of doing physical activity.
Walkability is a concept that has gained enormous popularity in recent years due to its …

Walkability is defined as the extent to which the built environment is friendly to people who
walk, which benefits the health of residents and increases the liveability of cities, and studies …

Background In the past decade, various reviews described the relationship between the
physical environment and different physical activity (PA) domains. Yet, the majority of the …

Background Higher street connectivity, land use mix and residential density (collectively
referred to as neighbourhood walkability) have been linked to higher levels of walking. The …

The design of suburban communities encourages car dependency and discourages
walking, characteristics that have been implicated in the rise of obesity. Walkability …

Walkability indices are used to characterize the relationship between health and place.
Indices make assumptions that affect analysis of the built environment and resulting …

Easy access to green space and the presence of lush tree canopy in neighborhoods provide
substantial psychophysical benefits to residents. However, these urban amenities are often …

Background Objective measures of built environment and physical activity provide the
opportunity to directly compare their relationship across different populations and spatial …

Physical activity is connected to public health in many ways, and walking is its most popular
form. Modern planning models have been applied to cities to manage rapid urban …

The present study is a synthesizing analysis of international literature on correlations
between sustainability, sport, and physical activity. The study of sustainability is considered …