City planning policies to support health and sustainability: an international comparison of policy indicators for 25 cities

M Lowe, D Adlakha, JF Sallis, D Salvo… - The Lancet global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
City planning policies influence urban lifestyles, health, and sustainability. We assessed
policy frameworks for city planning for 25 cities across 19 lower-middle-income countries …

Build healthier: post-COVID-19 urban requirements for healthy and sustainable living

M Jevtic, V Matkovic, M Paut Kusturica, C Bouland - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a renewed interest in urban environment and healthy
living and the changes in urban environments which can make for a healthier living. Today …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic disease and where you live: Built and natural environment relationships with physical activity, obesity, and diabetes

LD Frank, B Adhikari, KR White, T Dummer… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Diabetes is among the most prevalent non-communicable diseases causing
significant morbidity and mortality globally. The aetiology and disease development of …

Geographies of infections: Built environment and COVID-19 pandemic in metropolitan Melbourne

E Gaisie, NY Oppong-Yeboah, PB Cobbinah - Sustainable cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper uses spatial statistical techniques to reflect on geographies of COVID-19
infections in metropolitan Melbourne. We argue that the evolution of the COVID-19 …

Neighborhood-level COVID-19 hospitalizations and mortality relationships with built environment, active and sedentary travel

B Wali, LD Frank - Health & place, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of the existing literature concerning the links between built environment and COVID-19
outcomes is based on aggregate spatial data averaged across entire cities or counties. We …

Building rating systems: A novel review about capabilities, current limits and open issues

F Ascione, RF De Masi, M Mastellone… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
An up-to-date review of more than 100 research papers about green building rating tools is
proposed, with a view to what is changed or must be changed, also following the new …

Effects of built and natural environments on leisure physical activity in residential and workplace neighborhoods

C Yin, J Liu, B Sun - Health & place, 2023 - Elsevier
Few studies have investigated relative contributions of the built and natural environments to
and their nonlinear associations with leisure physical activity (PA) in different spatial …

Measuring the effects of Compactness/Sprawl on COVID 19 spread patterns at the neighborhood level

SJ Hejazi, M Arvin, A Sharifi, A Lak - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the compactness/sprawl index and its effects on the spread of COVID-
19 in the neighborhoods of Ahvaz, Iran. Multiple Criteria Decision Making and GIS …

Promotion of formaldehyde degradation by electro-Fenton: Controlling the distribution of· OH and formaldehyde near cathode to increase the reaction probability

S Lai, H Zhao, Z Qu, Z Tang, X Yang, P Jiang, Z Wang - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The mismatch of pollutant concentration and· OH concentration is the key reason for the
inefficient degradation of formaldehyde in the electro-Fenton system. Therefore …

[HTML][HTML] Public health research on physical activity and COVID-19: Progress and updated priorities

JF Sallis, D Adlakha, A Oyeyemi, D Salvo - Journal of sport and health …, 2023 - Elsevier
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