How are macro-scale and micro-scale built environments associated with running activity? The application of Strava data and deep learning in inner London

H Jiang, L Dong, B Qiu - ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2022 - mdpi.com
Running can promote public health. However, the association between running and the built
environment, especially in terms of micro street-level factors, has rarely been studied. This …

Assessing impacts of objective features and subjective perceptions of street environment on running amount: A case study of Boston

L Dong, H Jiang, W Li, B Qiu, H Wang, W Qiu - Landscape and urban …, 2023 - Elsevier
The built environment is found to relate to running behaviors. However, the impacts of the
street environment on running were less addressed due to the lack of running data in large …

Neighborhood characteristics associated with running in Metro Vancouver: a preliminary analysis

SR Harden, N Schuurman, P Keller… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Running can improve physical health and psychological wellbeing. However, the
characteristics of conducive running environments are relatively unknown. This study …

Examining associations of environmental characteristics with recreational cycling behaviour by street-level Strava data

Y Sun, Y Du, Y Wang, L Zhuang - International journal of environmental …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Policymakers pay much attention to effectively increasing frequency of people's cycling in
the context of developing sustainable and green cities. Investigating associations of …

The effects of street environment features on road running: An analysis using crowdsourced fitness tracker data and machine learning

S Zhang, N Liu, B Ma, S Yan - Environment and planning B …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Urban streets provide environment for road running. The study proposes a non-parametric
approach that uses machine learning models to predict road running intensity. The models …

Crowdsourced data for physical activity-built environment research: applying strava data in Chengdu, China

L Yang, B Yu, P Liang, X Tang, J Li - Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The lack of physical activity has become a rigorous challenge for many countries, and the
relationship between physical activity and the built environment has become a hot research …

Exploring potential of crowdsourced geographic information in studies of active travel and health: Strava data and cycling behaviour

Y Sun - … of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and …, 2017 - isprs-archives.copernicus.org
In development of sustainable transportation and green city, policymakers encourage
people to commute by cycling and walking instead of motor vehicles in cities. One the one …

Sustainable design of running friendly streets: Environmental exposures predict runnability by Volunteered Geographic Information and multilevel model approaches

D Huang, M Tian, L Yuan - Sustainable cities and society, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding the influence of built environment on running behavior is a significant step
towards developing related landscape strategies. This paper adopted a volunteered …

Exploring non-linear and synergistic effects of green spaces on active travel using crowdsourced data and interpretable machine learning

L Yang, H Yang, B Yu, Y Lu, J Cui, D Lin - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
The relationship between green spaces and active travel has been extensively studied.
However, the majority of previous studies relied on small datasets concerning active travel …

Predicting walking-to-work using street-level imagery and deep learning in seven Canadian cities

D Doiron, EM Setton, JR Brook, Y Kestens… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
New 'big data'streams such as street-level imagery are offering unprecedented possibilities
for developing health-relevant data on the urban environment. Urban environmental …