Urban green space, such as parks, forests, green roofs, streams, and community gardens,
provides critical ecosystem services. Green space also promotes physical activity …

Walkability is defined as the extent to which the built environment is friendly to people who
walk, which benefits the health of residents and increases the liveability of cities, and studies …

The concept of urban 'walkability'has come to occupy a key role at the nexus of a series of
multidisciplinary fields connecting urban design and planning to broader issues of public …

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 …

Street greenery has long played a vital role in the quality of urban landscapes and is closely
related to people's physical and mental health. Also, the level of street greenery is an …

Abstract The American Cancer Society (ACS) publishes Nutrition and Physical Activity
Guidelines to serve as a foundation for its communication, policy, and community strategies …

Emerging evidence supports a link between neighbourhood built environment and physical
activity. Systematic methodologies for characterising neighbourhood built environment are …

▪ Abstract The thesis of this article is that multilevel interventions based on ecological models
and targeting individuals, social environments, physical environments, and policies must be …

BACKGROUND: Substantial policy changes to control obesity, limit chronic disease, and
reduce air pollution emissions, including greenhouse gasses, have been recommended …

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 …