Destination and route attributes associated with adults' walking: a review.

T Sugiyama, M Neuhaus, R Cole… - Medicine and science …, 2012 - europepmc.org
BACKGROUND: Increasing adults' physical activity through environmental initiatives that
promote walking as a public health priority. To this end, evidence relevant to the urban …

The relationship between built environments and physical activity: a systematic review

A O. Ferdinand, B Sen, S Rahurkar… - … journal of public …, 2012 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We conducted a systematic review of the literature examining the relationship
between built environments (eg, parks, trails, sidewalks) and physical activity (PA) or obesity …

Validation of Walk Score® for Estimating Neighborhood Walkability: An Analysis of Four US Metropolitan Areas

DT Duncan, J Aldstadt, J Whalen, SJ Melly… - International journal of …, 2011 - mdpi.com
Neighborhood walkability can influence physical activity. We evaluated the validity of Walk
Score® for assessing neighborhood walkability based on GIS (objective) indicators of …

Built environment influences on healthy transportation choices: bicycling versus driving

M Winters, M Brauer, EM Setton, K Teschke - Journal of urban health, 2010 - Springer
A growing body of evidence links the built environment to physical activity levels, health
outcomes, and transportation behaviors. However, little of this research has focused on …

Associations between exposure to takeaway food outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight in Cambridgeshire, UK: population based, cross sectional …

T Burgoine, NG Forouhi, SJ Griffin, NJ Wareham… - Bmj, 2014 - bmj.com
Objectives To examine the association between environmental exposure to takeaway food
outlets, takeaway food consumption, and body weight, while accounting for home, work …

Effects of open space accessibility and quality on older adults' visit: Planning towards equal right to the city

S Wang, EHK Yung, Y Sun - Cities, 2022 - Elsevier
The notion of social equity and equal rights to the city has not been addressed
comprehensively in the use of public open space, particularly the issue of the rapidly ageing …

Participatory photo map** (PPM): Exploring an integrated method for health and place research with young people

SF Dennis Jr, S Gaulocher, RM Carpiano, D Brown - Health & place, 2009 - Elsevier
In this manuscript we detail the application and utility of participatory photo map** (PPM)
for studying the implications of place for the health of children. PPM is a transdisciplinary …

Effects of the built environment on physical activity of adults living in rural settings

SS Frost, RT Goins, RH Hunter… - American journal of …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the influence of the
built environment (BE) on the physical activity (PA) of adults in rural settings. Data Source …

Built environment attributes and walking patterns among the elderly population in Bogotá

LF Gómez, DC Parra, D Buchner, RC Brownson… - American journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is increasing evidence that the built environment has an influence on
physical activity; however, little is known about this relationship in develo** countries …

Changes in the built environment and changes in the amount of walking over time: longitudinal results from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis

JA Hirsch, KA Moore, PJ Clarke… - American journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Lack of longitudinal research hinders causal inference on the association between the built
environment and walking. In the present study, we used data from 6,027 adults in the Multi …