Widespread pollution from industrial activities has driven land degradation with detrimental
human health effects, especially in urban areas. Remediation and redevelopment of the …

OBJECTIVES: Personal safety is commonly cited in qualitative research as a barrier to local
walking, yet the relationship between safety and constrained physical activity has received …

This article reports the results from a large-scale study of littering behavior. Findings are
reported from coded observations of the littering behavior among 9,757 individuals at 130 …

This study explored the relationship between neighbourhood design and residents' fear of
crime in new suburban housing developments. Self-report and objective data were collected …

Neighborhood attachment relates to one's emotional connection to physical and social
environments. Such bonds are critical for shaping how people interact with their local …

The city is more than just a sum of its buildings; it is the sum of its communities. The most
successful urban communities are very often those that are the most diverse–in terms of …

This research examined to what extent physical factors, notably lighting and entrapment
(blocked escape), and individual factors, notably gender, affect feelings of safety and the …

The paper investigates empirically the differences in preferences towards protection of the
environment. Using seven different dependent variables to focus on the impact of age …

Two lines of critiques have developed in reference to broken windows theory:(1)
Concentrated disadvantage appears to be more intricately linked with disorder than the …

There is growing evidence that residents are more likely to walk in attractive
neighbourhoods, and that negative visual cues can deter residents from engaging in …