[HTML][HTML] Built environmental correlates of older adults' total physical activity and walking: a systematic review and meta-analysis

DW Barnett, A Barnett, A Nathan… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Identifying attributes of the built environment associated with health-enhancing
levels of physical activity (PA) in older adults (≥ 65 years old) has the potential to inform …

[HTML][HTML] Importance of proximity to resources, social support, transportation and neighborhood security for mobility and social participation in older adults: results from …

M Levasseur, M Généreux, JF Bruneau, A Vanasse… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Since mobility and social participation are key determinants of health and
quality of life, it is important to identify factors associated with them. Although several …

[HTML][HTML] The 15-minute city for all?–Measuring individual and temporal variations in walking accessibility

E Willberg, C Fink, T Toivonen - Journal of transport geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Popular concepts in urban planning, like the 15-minute city, suggest that everyday services
should be accessible to everyone within “walking distance”. However, walking distance is …

Characteristics of urban parks associated with park use and physical activity: A review of qualitative research

GR McCormack, M Rock, AM Toohey, D Hignell - Health & place, 2010 - Elsevier
Given that recent literature reviews on physical activity in urban parks deliberately excluded
qualitative findings, we reviewed qualitative research on this topic informed by a published …

[HTML][HTML] Neighbourhood built environment influences on physical activity among adults: A systematized review of qualitative evidence

G Salvo, BM Lashewicz, PK Doyle-Baker… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Qualitative studies can provide important information about how and why the built
environment impacts physical activity decision-making—information that is important for …

Cycling for transport and public health: a systematic review of the effect of the environment on cycling

SDS Fraser, K Lock - The European Journal of Public Health, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background: Active transport policies are being developed across Europe designed to have
health and environmental benefits. There is little evidence of impact on physical activity of …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental factors influencing older adults' walking for transportation: a study using walk-along interviews

J Van Cauwenberg, V Van Holle, D Simons… - International journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Current knowledge on the relationship between the physical environment and
walking for transportation among older adults (≥ 65 years) is limited. Qualitative research …

Influence of environmental street characteristics on walking route choice of elderly people

HC Borst, SI de Vries, JMA Graham… - Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Walking is an important source of outdoor physical activity among elderly people. In order to
devise measures aimed at encouraging walking among the elderly it is important to …

[HTML][HTML] How do the green components of urban green infrastructure influence the use of ecosystem services? Examples from Leipzig, Germany

J Palliwoda, E Banzhaf, JA Priess - Landscape Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Context The pressure on remaining open spaces of urban green infrastructure (UGI) is high
due to increasing urbanization and the multiple requirements of a diverse urban population …

The impact of neighborhood walkability on walking: does it differ across adult life stage and does neighborhood buffer size matter?

K Villanueva, M Knuiman, A Nathan, B Giles-Corti… - Health & place, 2014 - Elsevier
We explored the impact of neighborhood walkability on young adults, early-middle adults,
middle-aged adults, and older adults' walking across different neighborhood buffers …