Recreational physical activity facilities within walking and cycling distance: Sociospatial patterning of access in Scotland

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1015-1022

  Ogilvie, David ^a   Lamb, Karen E ^b   Ferguson, Neil S ^c   Ellaway, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Cycling; Deprivation; Recreational physical activity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ARTICLE; CYCLING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEISURE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 80052549645     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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