Sense of community and its relationship with walking and neighborhood design

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1381-1390

  Wood, Lisa ^a   Frank, Lawrence D ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environment; Built form, USA; Health; Mental health; Physical activity; Sense of community; Walkability; Walking

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARKING; PERCEPTION; URBAN DESIGN; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INCOME; LEISURE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLACE PREFERENCE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CITY PLANNING; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OWNERSHIP; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950946670     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.021     Document Type: Article

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