Locations of physical activity: where are children, adolescents, and adults physically active? A systematic review

A Kelso, AK Reimers, K Abu-Omar, K Wunsch… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this systematic review was to examine where physical activity (PA) takes place
and how much time children, adolescents and adults spend being physically active within …

Earth observation: investigating noncommunicable diseases from space

P Jia, A Stein, P James, RC Brownson… - Annual review of …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
The United Nations has called on all nations to take immediate actions to fight
noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which have become an increasingly significant burden …

'Big data'for pedestrian volume: Exploring the use of Google Street View images for pedestrian counts

L Yin, Q Cheng, Z Wang, Z Shao - Applied Geography, 2015 - Elsevier
New sources of data such as 'big data'and computational analytics have stimulated
innovative pedestrian oriented research. Current studies, however, are still limited and …

Evaluating the effects of built environment on street vitality at the city level: An empirical research based on spatial panel Durbin model

W Wu, Z Ma, J Guo, X Niu, K Zhao - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is evidence that the built environment has an influence on street vitality. However,
previous studies seldom assess the direct, indirect, and total effect of multiple environmental …

School travel mode choice and the characteristics of the urban built environment: The case of Helsinki, Finland

A Broberg, S Sarjala - Transport policy, 2015 - Elsevier
As observed in several previous studies, the nature of the urban structure can affect
children's mode of transportation to school. In this paper, we identify and investigate, in the …

Quantifying place: Analyzing the drivers of pedestrian activity in dense urban environments

Y Lai, CE Kontokosta - Landscape and Urban Planning, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding pedestrian behavior is critical for many aspects of city planning, design, and
management, including transportation, public health, emergency response, and economic …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the evolution of GPS use in active living research: A state of the evidence for research, policy, and practice

TR Katapally, J Bhawra, P Patel - Health & Place, 2020 - Elsevier
This is the first systematic review to comprehensively capture Global Positioning
Systems'(GPS) utilization in active living research by investigating the influence of physical …

Spatial technologies in obesity research: current applications and future promise

P Jia, H Xue, L Yin, A Stein, M Wang, Y Wang - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2019 - cell.com
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and remote
sensing (RS) are revolutionizing obesity-related research. The primary applications of GIS …

Evaluating spatial accessibility to healthcare services from the lens of emergency hospital visits based on floating car data

W Jiao, W Huang, H Fan - International Journal of Digital Earth, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Public medical facilities that are closely related to the health of residents have been
recognised as one of the most crucial elements in sustainable urban planning. For the sake …

Building walkable and safe neighborhoods: Assessing the built environment characteristics for pedestrian safety in Buffalo, NY

L Yin, H Zhang - Journal of Transport & Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction It is important to understand the relationship between the built environment and
pedestrian safety to promote walking. Nevertheless, current literature insufficiently studied …