Walkable Neighborhoods: The Link between Public Health, Urban Design, and Transportation

• Hoofdauteur: Oka, Koichiro (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Koohsari, Mohammad Javad (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2020
• Onderwerpen: body mass; non-communicable diseases; step counts; cycling; mobility management; obese; active living; health outcomes; spatial analysis; natural experiment; physical environment; neighbourhood; review; policy evaluation; compact city; Istanbul; obesity; streetscape features; soft mobility; Africa; city planning; age-friendly environments; public transport; survey; urban health; neighborhood; street network configuration; questionnaire; Discovery Tool; built environment; elderly; walkable neighborhood; urban design; citizen science; geographic variation; scale; health promotion; walkability; liveability; walking; social connectedness; sedentary behaviour; active travel; sedentary behavior; overweight; chronic diseases; active transport; walkable environment; peripheral neighbourhoods; traffic safety; physical activity; older adult; environment; urban form; pedestrian flow; infrastructure; aging; disease mapping; Australia; sitting
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

It is now widely recognized that individual-based motivational interventions alone are not sufficient to address the global pandemic of physical inactivity (lack of exercise and too much sitting time). There has been a growing interest in the effect the physically built environment can have on people's active behaviors. The fundamental assumption is that surrounding physical environments can support active behaviors among a large number of people with long-term effects. This topic has received much attention over the last decade, mainly in the three fields of urban design, public health, and transportation. This Special Issue aims to provide multidisciplinary and evidence-based state-of-the-art research on how the locations where people live impact their active behaviors and health outcomes.