The sociodemographics of land use planning: Relationships to physical activity, accessibility, and equity

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 367-385

  Aytur, Semra A ^a   Rodriguez, Daniel A ^b   Evenson, Kelly R ^a   Catellier, Diane J ^a   Rosamond, Wayne D ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Health disparities; Land use planning; Physical activity; Policy

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH POLICY; LAND USE PLANNING; RACIAL DISPARITY; SOCIAL POLICY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAND USE; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41249098969     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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