Obesogenic urban form: Theory, policy and practice

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 909-916

  Townshend, Tim ^a   Lake, Amelia A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food environments; Neighbourhoods; Obesity; Obesogenic; Urban form

Indexed keywords

NEIGHBORHOOD; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GEOGRAPHY; URBAN POLICY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PANDEMIC; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; OBESITY; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 69249223425     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.12.002     Document Type: Article

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