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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"the uncertain geographic context problem"”.
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Addressing the uncertain geographic context problem by advanced spatial analysis approaches based on GIS and GPS for environmental health studies
Scholars in the fields of health geography, urban planning, and transportation studies have long attempted to understand the relationships among human movement, environmental context, and their effect on health outcomes. Considerable research has been conducted to advance our understanding of how …
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Spatiotemporal approaches to understanding environmental justice and multi-contextual segregation
… Many environmental justice studies have examined the association between residential segregation and racial disparities in environmental exposure, but little is known about how segregation in non-residential contexts impacts these inequalities. This dissertation argues that people experience …
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Investigating the association between the built environment and active travel of young adults using location based technology
Physical inactivity is the second leading modifiable risk of chronic disease. Habitual inactivity prevents young adults from developing healthy patterns of physical activity during the important transition from adolescence to adulthood. Consistent levels of inactivity thus pose a critical, …