Built environment attributes may be related to cardio‐metabolic diseases (eg type 2
diabetes, heart disease and stroke) and their risk factors, potentially by influencing residents' …

In 1997, the Journal of the American Planning Association published a pair of point–
counterpoint articles now listed by the American Planning Association as “classics” in the …

Habits are largely absent from modern social and personality psychology. This is due to
outdated perspectives that placed habits in conflict with goals. In modern theorizing, habits …

As the world's population becomes increasingly urbanized, there is growing concern about
the impact of urban environments on cardiovascular health. Urban residents are exposed to …

According to the United Nations'(2014)'World Urbanization Prospects', the pace of
urbanization in the recent decades has been rapid, often doubling in size every decade; …

The debate over metropolitan sprawl and its costs has been ongoing since the early 1970s
in the US To inform the debate, this study uses principal component analysis (PCA) and …

We completed a systematic search of the epidemiologic literature on built environment and
obesity and identified 63 relevant papers, which were then evaluated for the quality of …

Spacematrix explores the potential of urban density as a tool for urban planning and design.
This revised and extended edition of Meta Berghauser Pont and Per Haupt's 2010 volume …

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 …

Background Understanding which physical environmental factors affect adult obesity, and
how best to influence them, is important for public health and urban planning. Previous …