In light of the rapid global urbanization, providing a better quality of life in cities is becoming
an increasingly critical issue for urban planning. However, the links between the built …

Using a health impact assessment framework, we estimated the population health effects
arising from alternative land-use and transport policy initiatives in six cities. Land-use …

Population aging is a conspicuous demographic trend shaping the world profoundly.
Walking is a critical travel mode and physical activity for older adults. As such, there is a …

This paper investigates the effect of food environments, characterized as food swamps, on
adult obesity rates. Food swamps have been described as areas with a high-density of …

Neighborhood effects on health research has grown over the past 20 years. While the
substantive findings of this literature have been published in systematic reviews, meta …

Despite growing attention to the problem of obesogenic environments, there has not been a
comprehensive review evaluating the food environment–diet relationship. This study aims to …

One major limitation currently with studying street level urban design qualities for walkability
is the often inconsistent and unreliable measures of streetscape features across different …

Background Increasing global urbanisation has resulted in a greater proportion of the
world's population becoming exposed to risk factors unique to urban areas, and …

Problem: Localities and states are turning to land planning and urban design for help in
reducing automobile use and related social and environmental costs. The effects of such …

Features of neighborhoods or residential environments may affect health and contribute to
social and race/ethnic inequalities in health. The study of neighborhood health effects has …