Research Database
Topic: Walkability
Back to Research DatabaseNeighborhood-Based Differences in Physical Activity: An Environment Scale Evaluation
Objectives: This study evaluated a neighborhood environment survey and compared the physical activity and weight status of the residents in two neighborhoods. Methods: On two occas1ons 107 adults from... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Brian E Saelens, James F Sallis, Jennifer B Black
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Linking Objectively Measured Physical Activity with Objectively Measured Urban Form
Background: To date, nearly all research on physical activity and the built environment is based on self-reported physical activity arid perceived assessment of the built environment. Objective: To assess... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Lawrence D. Frank, PhD, Thomas L. Schrnid, PhD, James F. Sallis, PhD, James Chapman, MS, Brian E. Saclens, PhD
- Institutions: --
Associations of Perceived Neighborhood Attributes with Self-Report and Objective Measures of Walking in Hong Kong Adults: Preliminary Findings
BACKGROUND: Walking for different purposes can help accrue health-enhancing levels of physical activity. There is evidence that the neighborhood environment impacts on residents’ walking. Most research on environmental correlates... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Ester Cerin, BS, MS, PhD, Duncan Macfarlane, PhD, Cindy Sit, PhD, Wai San Tang, BS, Lok Yan Chow, BS
- Institutions: Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Institute of Human Performance, The University of Hong Kong
Associations between the Built Environment and Location-Based Physical Activity
BACKGROUND: In recent years there has been a growing body of evidence demonstrating associations between attributes of the built environment, such as land use mix, density, and street connectivity,... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Philip Troped, PhD, MS, Jeffrey Wilson, PhD, Charles Matthews, MS, PhD, Ellen Cromley, PhD, Steven Melly, MS
- Institutions: Health and Kinesiology, Purdue University, Department of Geography, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, The Institute for Community Research, The Institute for Community Research, Exposure, Epidemiology & Risk Program, Harvard School of Public Health
Walkable Community Design and Physical Activity in Children
Background: The number of children who walk to school has declined precipitously in recent decades but new community designs that emphasize walkability may be able to reverse these declines.... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Barbara Brown, PhD, Robert Stevens, MPP
- Institutions: Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah
Journey to Work by Public Transit and Objective Measures of Physical Activity in the Neighborhood Quality of Life Study (NQLS): Where You Live, Where You Work and How You Get There
Background: Many public transit users achieve physical activity recommendations by walking to and from transit. Objectives: This paper analyses the relationship between commuting by transit and objectively measured physical... Continue Reading >>>
- Authors: Ugo Lachapelle, Msc, Lawrence Frank, PhD, Brian Saelens, PhD, James Sallis, PhD3, Terry Conway, PhD
- Institutions: School of Community and Regional Planning, University of British Columbia, University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital, Department of Psychology, San Diego State University