Physical inactivity is one of the most important public health issues in the US and
internationally. Increasingly, links are being identified between various elements of the …

Background: The concept of walkable neighborhoods is increasingly important in physical
activity research and intervention. However, limited theoretical understanding and …

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

Objective. We examined whether older persons who live in areas that are conducive to
walking are more active or less obese than those living in areas where walking is more …

Background There is increasing interest in examining the influence of the built environment
on physical activity. High-resolution data in a geographic information system is increasingly …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between neighborhood walkability and
depression in older adults. DESIGN: Cross‐sectional analysis using data from Adult …

The use of typomorphology as a means of understanding urban areas has a long tradition
amongst academics but the reach of these methods into urban design practice has been …

We investigated the validity of Walk Scores and Transit Scores from the Walk Score website
using several objective geographic information systems (GIS) measures of neighborhood …

Purpose. This study established a framework to audit environments supporting walking in
neighborhoods. Design. Cross-sectional analysis using a telephone survey and 200 …

One of the major sources of uncertainty associated with geographical data in GIS arises
when they are the outcome of a sampling process. It is well known that when sampling from …