There has been considerable work done in recent years exploring the value of urban green
space for health and wellbeing. Urban green spaces provide environmental benefits through …

Rationale Neighborhood safety is important for older adults' health and wellbeing, but there
has not been a synthesis in the literature of what is currently known about this construct …

This paper explores the link between the quality of the built environment and its value, in
health, social, economic and environmental terms. This is theorized as 'place value'which …

Neighborhood walkability can influence physical activity. We evaluated the validity of Walk
Score® for assessing neighborhood walkability based on GIS (objective) indicators of …

Rationale. The neighbourhood socio-physical environment has effects on health in later life
including health behaviours, chronic illnesses, mental health and mortality. Few studies …

Purpose: To gain better understanding of how the built environment impacts neighborhood-
based physical activity among midlife and older adults with mobility disabilities. Design and …

Background Measuring mobility is critical for understanding neighborhood influences on
older adults' health and functioning. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may represent an …

Neighbourhood environments significantly influence health and well-being, especially as
people age. Our study uniquely highlights how one microscale feature (benches) influence …

Since the burden of chronic diseases is rising globally, there is an urgent need to develop
population-level approaches to reducing the risk of chronic diseases. Neighborhood …

The relationship between urban environment and the travel of people with disabilities has
received scholarly attention. Studies have analyzed disabled travel from multiple …