Mismatch between Perceived and Objectively Measured Land Use Mix and Street Connectivity: Associations with Neighborhood Walking

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 242-252

  Koohsari, Mohammad Javad ^a,b   Badland, Hannah ^b   Sugiyama, Takemi ^a,b,c   Mavoa, Suzanne ^b   Christian, Hayley ^d   Giles Corti, Billie ^b  

^a BAKER IDI HEART AND DIABETES INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Built environment; Land use mix; Perceptions; Street connectivity; Urban design; Walkability; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 84939994987     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-014-9928-x     Document Type: Article

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