A number of individual and neighborhood-level factors may influence the relationship
between recorded crime in one's neighborhood and fear of crime. Understanding these …

Dramatic increases in crime and fear of crime in Mexico have encouraged interest in
research questions about the relationship of fear with new housing developments. We have …

Background: There is limited longitudinal evidence confirming the role of neighborhood
environment attributes in encouraging people to walk more or if active people simply choose …

Walking is important for the health of elderly people. Previous studies have found a
relationship between neighbourhood characteristics, physical activity and related health …

Background Purposeful or utilitarian walking may allow a time-efficient, low cost
accumulation of physical activity. While constructing a built environment that supports …

Urban designers are interested in the environmental qualities of places that make them
better for walking, not only as settings for physical activity, but also as sensorial and social …

Drawing on the work of Jacobs, Newman, and Gardiner, among others, this paper
investigates fear of crime by urban residents as a consequence of two interrelated …

Housing options, such as retirement villages, that promote and encourage healthy behaviors
are needed to accommodate the growing older adult population. To examine how …

In high-density cities around the world, alleys are common but neglected spaces that are
perceived as unsafe. While cities have invested resources in environmental interventions to …

Despite the fact that virtual environments are increasingly deployed to study the relation
between urban planning, physical and social disorder, and fear of crime, their ecological …