Interactions between neighborhood social environment and walkability to explain Belgian older adults' physical activity and sedentary time [PDF]
, 2016 This study examined associations between neighborhood social factors and physical activity (PA) and sedentary behavior (SB) in older adults. Furthermore, possible moderating effects of neighborhood walkability were explored.
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse +5 more
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Factors influencing subjective walkability: Results from built environment audit data
Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2022 Subjective walkability is a measure of the perceived friendliness of walking in an area. Though subjective walkability is less commonly assessed than objective measurements, the latter often fail to reflect the experience of walking.
Lancelot Rodrigue +6 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 Walking is the most common, environment-friendly, and inexpensive type of physical activity. To perform in-depth walkability analysis, one option is to objectively evaluate different aspects of built environment related to walkability.
Chengbin Deng +7 more
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Walkability in residential neighbourhoods: Themes and principles revisited
Urbani Izziv, 2021 The article sets to examine broader theoretical scope of walkability, and research efforts dealing with measurement of walkable environments, with a specific aim to distil and translate walkability as a measure to walkability as a design principles ...
Kaja Žnidaršič, Matevž Juvančič
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ALF-Score-A novel approach to build a predictive network-based walkability scoring system.
PLoS ONE, 2022 Walkability is a term that describes various aspects of the built and social environment and has been associated with physical activity and public health.
Ali M S Alfosool +2 more
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2023 As neighborhood walkability has gradually become an important topic in various fields, many cities around the world are promoting an eco-friendly and people-centered walking environment as a top priority in urban planning. The purpose of this study is to
Youngok Kang +3 more
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Relationship between neighborhood walkability and older adults' physical activity : results from the Belgian Environmental Physical Activity Study in Seniors (BEPAS Seniors) [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Adequate knowledge on environmental correlates of physical activity (PA) in older adults is needed to develop effective health promotion initiatives.
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The moderating effect of psychosocial factors in the relation between neighborhood walkability and children’s physical activity [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: The study aimed to investigate if psychosocial factors moderate the association between objective walkability and different domains of children's physical activity (PA).
Cardon, Greet +5 more
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The association between Belgian older adults' physical functioning and physical activity : what is the moderating role of the physical environment? [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Better physical functioning in the elderly may be associated with higher physical activity levels. Since older adults spend a substantial part of the day in their residential neighborhood, the neighborhood physical environment may moderate ...
De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse +6 more
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City sustainability: the influence of walkability on built environments [PDF]
, 2017 A vital issue in community is providing an easy access to the transport network for different range of community members such as; very young, old, children and disable people.
Imani Emadi, Maryam +2 more
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