For many years, the housing environment has been acknowledged as one of the main
settings that affect human health. Living and housing conditions are the basis of many …

Around the world, many urban districts and some entire cities are dominated by vacant and
abandoned property. Former uses of these properties range from heavy industry to …

There is growing evidence that communities can be designed to support physical activity,
but it is important to understand whether neighborhood features related to health are also …

We examine characteristics associated with higher levels of neighborhood satisfaction
among residents of traditional versus suburban neighborhoods, using an ordered logit …

It has been suggested that the residential mobility behaviour and general well-being of
residents of urban neighbourhoods are not only influenced by how residents themselves …

Prior research on the contextual determinants of black racial attitudes has focused on the
effects of residential segregation while overlooking differences in the socioeconomic …

Developmental theories and previous research suggest that individuals do not develop
separately from their environments. Yet, limited information is known about how ecological …

International mobility has increased steadily in recent times, bringing along a myriad of
health, social and health system challenges to migrants themselves and the host nations …

Previous studies have overwhelmingly focused on the effects of objective and/or perceived
neighborhood characteristics on residential satisfaction. Little attention has been paid to …

Neighborhoods unable to adequately satisfy perceived resident needs are susceptible to the
migration of their inhabitants to areas that better address their needs. Using the American …