Predicting urban design effects on physical activity and public health: A case study

Health and Place

Volumn 35, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-84

  MacDonald Gibson, Jacqueline ^a   Rodriguez, Daniel ^b   Dennerlein, Taylor ^b   Mead, Jill ^b   Hasch, Trisha ^c   Meacci, Grant ^c   Levin, Stuart ^d  

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

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

^c Raleigh Urban Design Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Chronic disease; Environmental health; Health impact assessment; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABETES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; HYPERTENSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STROKE; URBAN DESIGN;

ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CASE STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FUNDING; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WALKING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITY PLANNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMAN; NORTH CAROLINA; PROCEDURES;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CITY PLANNING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; HEALTHY LIFESTYLE; HUMANS; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 84939154638     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.07.005     Document Type: Article

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