The built environment as a determinant of physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies and natural experiments

M Kärmeniemi, T Lankila, T Ikäheimo… - Annals of behavioral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Physical inactivity is a global problem that increases the risk of many chronic
diseases and shortens life expectancy. The built environment contributes to physical …

A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods

Y Wang, CK Chau, WY Ng, TM Leung - Cities, 2016 - Elsevier
The growing worldwide awareness of the significant impacts of physical activities on
physical and physiological health has aroused great interest in the role of the physical built …

Crime, perceived safety, and physical activity: A meta-analysis

E Rees-Punia, ED Hathaway, JL Gay - Preventive medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Perceived safety from crime and objectively-measured crime rates may be associated with
physical inactivity. The purpose of this meta-analysis is to estimate the odds of accumulating …

Toward a bifurcated theory of emotional deterrence

JT Pickett, SP Roche, G Pogarsky - Criminology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Since Hobbes (1957 [1651] and Beccaria (1963 [1764]), scholars have theorized
that the emotion of fear is critical for deterrence. Nevertheless, contemporary deterrence …

Gender differences in a walking environment safety perception: A case study in a small town of Banská Bystrica (Slovakia)

K Rišová, MS Madajová - Journal of transport geography, 2020 - Elsevier
Background A safe environment has been widely accepted as one of the most important
walkability predictors. However, the relation between perceived safety and walkability has …

The impact of crime and crime-related experiences, worries, and perceptions on travel behavior

E Heinen - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although the risk of becoming a victim of crime in a transport setting is higher than in many
other settings, research on how crime-related aspects impact travel has mostly focused on …

“Just one thing after another”: Recursive cascades and chronic conditions

L Manderson, N Warren - Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic conditions and their resultant difficulties in daily living frequently occur with other
health problems, sometimes due to interactions or complications at a biological level, or as a …

Can good microscale pedestrian streetscapes enhance the benefits of macroscale accessible urban form? An automated audit approach using Google street view …

BW Koo, S Guhathakurta, N Botchwey… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
While pedestrian accessibility measures have been widely used interchangeably with
walkability, walkability is not just about accessibility. Microscale streetscape factors can …

Relationships between students' demographic characteristics, perceived naturalness and patterns of use associated with campus green space, and self-rated …

Q Liu, S Luo, Y Shen, Z Zhu, X Yao, Q Li… - Urban Forestry & Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is increasing awareness of the benefits of campus green space in promoting student's
health. However, information on how campus green spaces benefit students' health is …

Social safety, self-rated general health and physical activity: changes in area crime, area safety feelings and the role of social cohesion

A Ruijsbroek, M Droomers, PP Groenewegen… - Health & place, 2015 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine whether changes over time in reported area crime and
perceived area safety were related to self-rated general health and physical activity (PA), in …