Built environment attributes and their influence on walkability

F Fonseca, PJG Ribeiro, E Conticelli… - International Journal …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Walking is a sustainable mode of transport and a healthy way of doing physical activity.
Walkability is a concept that has gained enormous popularity in recent years due to its …

[HTML][HTML] Sidewalk networks: Review and outlook

D Rhoads, C Rames, A Solé-Ribalta… - … Environment and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
From a transport perspective, increasing active travel–and walking in particular–is crucial for
the future of sustainable cities, as reflected in global decarbonisation policies and agendas …

Place attachment and walking behaviour: Mediation by perceived neighbourhood walkability

MJ Koohsari, A Yasunaga, K Oka, T Nakaya… - Landscape and Urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban design features of a location are important for facilitating people's attachment to
places. Attachment to particular places, such as residential neighbourhoods, may …

Social network moderators of the association between Ghanaian older adults' neighbourhood walkability and social activity

N Asiamah, AK Conduah… - Health promotion …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This study examined the moderating influences of active social networks (ASN), sedentary
social networks (SSN) and ASN lost on the relationship between neighbourhood walkability …

[HTML][HTML] Using convolutional neural networks to derive neighborhood built environments from Google Street View images and examine their associations with health …

X Yue, A Antonietti, M Alirezaei, T Tasdizen… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Built environment neighborhood characteristics are difficult to measure and assess on a
large scale. Consequently, there is a lack of sufficient data that can help us investigate …

[HTML][HTML] Planning walkable neighborhoods for “aging in place”: Lessons from five aging-friendly districts in Singapore

Y Tao, W Zhang, Z Gou, B Jiang, Y Qi - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Today,“walkability” is considered a critical component of an aging-friendly neighborhood.
This study examined the relationships between the neighborhood physical environment …

[HTML][HTML] The association between neighborhood conditions and weight loss among older adults living in a large urban city

SJ Kim, JR Blesoff, L Tussing-Humphrys… - Journal of behavioral …, 2023 - Springer
To elucidate the role of neighborhood walkability and crime on weight loss, we examined
data from older adults residing in Chicago who participated in a randomized controlled trial …

[HTML][HTML] Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity duration is more important than timing for physical function in older adults

TF Lai, Y Liao, CY Lin, WC Huang, MC Hsueh… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The positive association between the total duration of physical activity and performances of
physical function may vary at different times of the day as circadian rhythm regulates …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on home range in a suburban city in the Osaka metropolitan area

H Kato, A Takizawa, D Matsushita - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aims to clarify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on home range. The home
range is the area that individuals traverse in conducting their daily activities, such as working …

[HTML][HTML] Diurnal pattern of breaks in sedentary time and the physical function of older adults

TF Lai, Y Liao, CY Lin, MC Hsueh, MJ Koohsari… - Archives of Public …, 2023 - Springer
Background The association of breaks in sedentary time with outcomes of physical function
can vary according to the time of day. We examined the association of the diurnal pattern of …