Urbanization, resource exploitation, and lifestyle changes have diminished possibilities for
human contact with nature in many societies. Concern about the loss has helped motivate …

In 1997, the Journal of the American Planning Association published a pair of point–
counterpoint articles now listed by the American Planning Association as “classics” in the …

We study the causes of “nutritional inequality”: why the wealthy eat more healthfully than the
poor in the United States. Exploiting supermarket entry and household moves to healthier …

Habits are largely absent from modern social and personality psychology. This is due to
outdated perspectives that placed habits in conflict with goals. In modern theorizing, habits …

The evolution of heat-wave risk in cities is related to regional climate change in interaction
with urban heat island. Land planning and urban transport policies, due to their long-lasting …

We provide an integrated treatment of the theoretical literature on urban land use inspired by
the monocentric model, including extensions that deal with multiple endogenous business …

We completed a systematic search of the epidemiologic literature on built environment and
obesity and identified 63 relevant papers, which were then evaluated for the quality of …

Background Understanding which physical environmental factors affect adult obesity, and
how best to influence them, is important for public health and urban planning. Previous …

The past decade has seen a surge of interest in the walkable neighborhood, motivated by
environmental, health, economic, and communitarian goals. We take stock of this literature …

China's ongoing urban economic growth has sharply increased the population's per capita
income, lowered the count of people living below the poverty line, and caused major …