Abstract In the post-World War II era, there have been dramatic changes to the environment
that appear to be having a detrimental impact on the lifestyles and incidental physical …

Objective. To conduct a systematic review of the literature to examine the influence of the
built environment (BE) on the physical activity (PA) of adults in rural settings. Data Source …

OBJETIVO: Analisar a associação da prática de atividade física com a percepção do
ambiente comunitário por adultos. MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal com 890 pessoas …

Methods: In 2007 and 2008, 4423 Calgary adults completed land-based telephone
interviews capturing physical activity, sociodemographic characteristics and reasons for …

Numerous studies have shown associations between public open space and a variety of
health outcomes. Yet the extent to which firm conclusions and planning policy …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To analyze the association between practice of physical activity
and the perception of the community environment among adults. METHODS: A cross …

Imagine you are approaching a city. What's your mental image? A skyline seems quite likely.
Approach a city by plane, train or automobile and when you see the skyline you know you're …

Planning and public health are siblings, born of the same concerns. The history of town
planning, from the era of Hippocrates and Hippodamus in classical Greece to the present, is …

El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar el grado de aso-ciación entre el contexto social
(familia y amigos) y las características del entorno urbano de residencia con el nivel de …

There are some studies that showed the relationship between built environment with
practice of physical activity during leisure-time and active transportation in the adult …