Since the early 20th century various planning movements have been developed. It would be
useful to trace the evolution of these movements to see how their underlying principles have …

The past decade has seen a surge of interest in the walkable neighborhood, motivated by
environmental, health, economic, and communitarian goals. We take stock of this literature …

Low-density urban forms are often considered more livable than compact ones. Yet, studies
investigating the relationship between compact cities and livability do not take into …

We review a variety of common measures of urban land use mix in order to understand their
differences and to identify their strengths and limitations. We then apply these measures to …

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 …

Problem, research strategy, and findings: Supportive built environments for walking are
linked to higher rates of walking and physical activity, but little is known about this …

The design of urban environments has the potential to enhance the health and well-being of
residents by impacting social determinants of health including access to public transport …

This study examined relationships between greenness exposure and free-living physical
activity behavior of children in smart growth and conventionally designed communities …

In the past 10 years, interest in studying the relationship between area of residence and
health has grown. During this period empirical relations between place and health have …

In this paper, we present a formal analysis of the neighborhood vibrancy created by urban
form. We use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to develop quantitative measures of …