Why do we rely on cars? Car dependence assessment and dimensions from a systematic literature review

J Sierra Muñoz, L Duboz, P Pucci, B Ciuffo - European Transport Research …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract “Car dependence” emerges as an academic concept supported by decades of
multidisciplinary research, which aims to understand the factors that drive car-based …

Urban sprawl and health: a review of the scientific literature

D Genovese, S Candiloro, A D'Anna… - Environmental …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Urban sprawl is the development of sparse suburban areas with low population density,
limited land use diversity, and poor street connectivity. Numerous studies demonstrated that …

The impact of urban design features and qualities on walkability and health in under-construction environments: The case of Hashtgerd New Town in Iran

H Bahrainy, H Khosravi - Cities, 2013 - Elsevier
A number of recent studies have examined the relationship between the built environment
and the health of the residents. However, to our knowledge, no studies have focused on …

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 …

Measuring child-friendly cities: develo** and piloting an indicator assessment tool for sustainable neighborhood planning

N Rakhimova, D McAslan, D Pijawka - Journal of Urbanism …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
The need to develop cities that meet the needs of children is vital. As neighborhoods
become more important to the goal of urban sustainability, they must consider the …

Can built and social environmental factors encourage walking among individuals with negative walking attitudes?

K Joh, MT Nguyen, MG Boarnet - Journal of Planning …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
We investigate whether the design of the built environment encourages walking above and
beyond individuals' attitudes toward walking. With data from a regional travel survey, we use …

Congruence and coverage: Alternative approaches to identifying urban food deserts and food hinterlands

L Leete, N Bania… - Journal of Planning …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent literature identifies disadvantaged neighborhoods lacking access to healthy food as
“food deserts” where limited food choices may affect health and socioeconomic outcomes …

Predicting hospitalization for heat-related illness at the census-tract level: accuracy of a generic heat vulnerability index in Phoenix, Arizona (USA)

WC Chuang, P Gober - Environmental health perspectives, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background Vulnerability map** based on vulnerability indices is a pragmatic approach
for highlighting the areas in a city where people are at the greatest risk of harm from heat …

[HTML][HTML] Walkability, overweight, and obesity in adults: a systematic review of observational studies

J Paulo Dos Anjos Souza Barbosa… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
We conducted a systematic review to describe and summarize possible associations
between the walkability index, overweight, and obesity. Systematic searches using seven …

Neighborhood commuting environment and obesity in the United States: An urban–rural stratified multilevel analysis

X Zhang, JB Holt, H Lu, S Onufrak, J Yang… - Preventive …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective Automobile dependency and longer commuting are associated with current
obesity epidemic. We aimed to examine the urban–rural differential effects of neighborhood …