Is Your Neighborhood Designed to Support Physical Activity? A Brief Streetscape Audit Tool. [PDF]
, 2015 INTRODUCTION:Macro level built environment factors (eg, street connectivity, walkability) are correlated with physical activity. Less studied but more modifiable microscale elements of the environment (eg, crosswalks) may also affect physical activity ...
Cain, Kelli L +9 more
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Workplace Health & Safety, 2015 Walking is one of the simplest lifestyle changes workers can make to improve their health. Research shows a wealth of health benefits. Often, occupational and environmental health nurses are in charge of implementing walking programs. A tool is needed to continuously improve a company’s walking program whether in the beginning stages or to an already ...
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The association between objective walkability, neighborhood socio-economic status, and physical activity in Belgian children [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Objective walkability is an important correlate of adults’ physical activity. Studies investigating the relation between walkability and children’s physical activity are scarce.
Cardon, Greet +4 more
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Evaluating Matrix Factorization Techniques for Thematic Mapping of Wilderness Walkability Using Multiple GPX Datasets [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information SciencesQuantitative thematic mapping of walkability in wilderness areas is challenging due to sparse and unreliable data. Unlike urban walkability, which depends on built infrastructure, wilderness walkability is influenced by natural terrain features such as ...
L. Šerić, B. Draško, A. Ivanda
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Walkability and Urban Capabilities: evaluation and Planning Decision Support [PDF]
Territorio Italia, 2015 We propose a methodology for the evaluation of urban walkability, and the related software tool for decision and planning support. In the introduction, we discuss the relevance of the concept of walkability for urban quality of life, and attempt to place
Ivan Blečić +4 more
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Cognitive ability does not predict objectively measured sedentary behaviour: evidence from three older cohorts [PDF]
, 2018 Higher cognitive ability is associated with being more physically active. Much less is known about the associations between cognitive ability and sedentary behavior.
Chastin, Sebastien +13 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2020 The built environment is an important factor affecting physical activity, especially walkability. Walkability is used to characterize the user friendliness of outdoor physical activity.
Hui He +3 more
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Design of pedestrian network friendliness maps [PDF]
, 2019 This article introduces the concept of pedestrian, or walking friendliness, and presents a methodology for obtaining maps thereof. Walking friendliness is a quality of walking indicator, defined for any given origin in a city, which combines ...
Jesus, Eduardo Natividade +3 more
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The effect of moving to East Village, the former London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Athletes' Village, on mode of travel (ENABLE London study, a natural experiment) [PDF]
, 2020 Background Interventions to encourage active modes of travel (walking, cycling) may improve physical activity levels, but longitudinal evidence is limited and major change in the built environment / travel infrastructure may be needed. East Village (the
Clary, C +15 more
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The neighbourhood physical environment and active travel in older adults : a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Perceived and objectively-assessed aspects of the neighbourhood physical environment have been postulated to be key contributors to regular engagement in active travel (AT) in older adults.
Andrea Nathan +5 more
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