Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda

Health and Place

Volumn 33, Issue , 2015, Pages 75-82

  Koohsari, Mohammad Javad ^a,e   Mavoa, Suzanne ^a   Villianueva, Karen ^a,b   Sugiyama, Takemi ^c,e   Badland, Hannah ^a   Kaczynski, Andrew T ^d   Owen, Neville ^e   Giles Corti, Billie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environment; Neighbourhood; Parks; Urban form; Walking

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; NEIGHBORHOOD; OPEN SPACE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC SPACE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN POLICY; WALKING;

ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPEN SPACE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN AREA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATIONAL PARK;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PARKS, RECREATIONAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84924690143     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.02.009     Document Type: Article

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