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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Neighborhood Walkability"”.
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Assessing School Neighborhood Walkability: A Targeted Approach to Safe Routes to School Programming
… variables impacting HISD-E middle school neighborhoods’ walkability. The "Shelling Model" is a first step in creating a walkability index for which pedestrian orientation levels can be identified and schools targeted. This model facilitates the identification of variables, providing …
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"Perceived neighborhood walkability" and physical activity in four urban settings in South Africa
… associations between the perceived neighbourhood walkability and physical activity, particularly, by socio-economic status (SES) remain scarce. This study explores these associations by validating the Neighbourhood Environmental Walkability Scale (NEWS-Africa) in an urban setting of South Africa …
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The Role of Social Support, Neighborhood Walkability, and Physical Activity, On Blood Pressure In African American Adults In the Path Trial: A Mediation Proposal
… physical environmental factors (social support, neighborhood walkability) have been shown to predict physical activity in longitudinal studies. Thus, social and physical environmental supports may positively influence physical activity, which may in turn reduce blood pressure as part of a causal …
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Associations between the built environment and physical activity from analyses of spatial clusters, trail use, and locations where physical activity occurs
… street connectivity, and composite measures of neighborhood walkability and physical activity. Studies have also shown inverse relationships between the presence of neighborhood grocery stores and recreational facilities and obesity. Despite this evidence, there continues to be limitations in …
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The Effect of Environmental Factors and Socioeconomic Status on Body Mass Index and Physical Activity in a Sample of Adolescents from Austin Texas
… was to investigate the associations among the walkability characteristics of neighborhoods, as measured using the Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale (NEWS) survey, with physical activity and body mass index (BMI) in a sample of adolescents from Lyndon Baines Johnson High School of …
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Towards interactive sustainable neighborhood design : combining a tangible user interface with real time building simulations
… in urban development scenarios. Users build a neighborhood or city out of Lego pieces on a plexiglass tabletop, and the system simulates the built design in real time, projecting colors onto the Lego pieces that reflect their performance with respect to three urban performance metrics: …
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Neighborhood environment and physical activity
… and it has often been based on self-reported neighborhood environments and/or on self-reported physical activity. The aim of this thesis was to investigate, for the first time in a Swedish context, the associations between objectively assessed neighborhood characteristics and objectively …
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The impact of urban form on older adults : focusing on neighborhood design and baby boomers' local behavior
… travel and social behavior resulting from neighborhood design. The body of the research consists of three interrelated essays: The first essay explores age-restricted neighborhoods that target persons 55 and over, providing agetargeted physical design and social services. This study aims to …