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 …

In search of causality: a systematic review of the relationship between the built environment and physical activity among adults

GR McCormack, A Shiell - International journal of behavioral nutrition and …, 2011 - Springer
Background Empirical evidence suggests that an association between the built environment
and physical activity exists. This evidence is mostly derived from cross-sectional studies that …

The association of built environment and physical activity in older adults: using a citywide public housing scheme to reduce residential self-selection bias

Y Lu, L Chen, Y Yang, Z Gou - International journal of environmental …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Previous studies have documented numerous health benefits of conducting regular physical
activity among older adults. The built environment is believed to be a key factor that can …

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 …

(Re) Designing the built environment to support physical activity: Bringing public health back into urban design and planning

MJ Koohsari, H Badland, B Giles-Corti - Cities, 2013 - Elsevier
While public health and urban planning fields worked closely to tackle communicable
disease outbreaks in the 19th century, this collaboration faded during the 20th century. Over …

Systematic literature review of built environment effects on physical activity and active transport–an update and new findings on health equity

M Smith, J Hosking, A Woodward, K Witten… - International journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Background Evidence is mounting to suggest a causal relationship between the built
environment and people's physical activity behaviours, particularly active transport. The …

Physical activity for recreation or exercise on neighbourhood streets: associations with perceived environmental attributes

T Sugiyama, E Leslie, B Giles-Corti, N Owen - Health & place, 2009 - Elsevier
Studies have identified various environmental factors associated with physical activity.
However, mixed findings have been reported on environment correlates of physical activity …

Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda

MJ Koohsari, S Mavoa, K Villanueva, T Sugiyama… - Health & place, 2015 - Elsevier
Public open spaces such as parks and green spaces are key built environment elements
within neighbourhoods for encouraging a variety of physical activity behaviours. Over the …

How do neighbourhood definitions influence the associations between built environment and physical activity?

S Mavoa, N Bagheri, MJ Koohsari… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Researchers investigating relationships between the neighbourhood environment and
health first need to decide on the spatial extent of the neighbourhood they are interested in …

Neighborhood built environment and transport and leisure physical activity: findings using objective exposure and outcome measures in New Zealand

K Witten, T Blakely, N Bagheri, H Badland… - Environmental …, 2012 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: Evidence of associations between neighborhood built environments and
transport-related physical activity (PA) is accumulating, but few studies have investigated …