Ample research has been conducted investigating the built environment impacts on
pedestrian movement (PM). A clear division is also evident in the literature on this topic: one …

Outdoor play has been associated with children's and adolescents' healthy development
and physical activity. Attributes of the neighbourhood built environment can influence play …

Cities accessible in 15 minutes represent a new possibility for reorganizing the urban
system (times, spaces and activities) to try to respond to many current challenges, including …

Evidence suggests that contemporary children are spending less time outdoors than their
predecessors. Concurrent reports also highlight the rise of electronic media use in the lives …

Recent environmental justice studies have focused on measuring access to parks for young
people due to the decreasing contact with nature for outdoor activities in most developed …

Young people− including children and teenagers− are spending less time playing outside in
nature than previous generations. This decrease is problematic, as parks can provide young …

Play benefits childhood development and well-being, and is a key factor in sustainable city
design. Though previous studies have examined the effects of various urban features on …

The study reports the degree of children's independent mobility (CIM) in Finland for over two
decades, from the beginning of the 1990s up to 2011. The first part of the research examined …

Background Physical activity plays a fundamental role in the health and well-being of
children. Walking is the most common form of physical activity and the journey to and from …

There is an expanding range of technologies used in a residential setting to enable
sustainable living, including 'smart'technology that uses learning and connectivity to modify …