Geographic location, physical activity and perceptions of the environment in Queensland adults

Duncan, Mitch J.; Mummery, W. Kerry; Steele, Rebekah; Caperchione, Cristina M.; Schofield, Grant

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.04.006

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“…behaviour, emotion, cognition) of places and neurobiological processes. Neuroscience has identified many neurobiological correlates of observations related to place and well-being, which have been investigated and described phenomenologically by human geographers and environmental psychologists, namely attention (Korpela and Ylé n, 2007;Mårtensson et al, 2009;Fenner, 2011), perception (Sooman and Macintyre, 1995;Gesler, 1996;Duncan et al, 2009;Santos et al, 2009;Andrews, 2010) and body experiences (Dyck et al, 2005;Chouinard, 2011).…”

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Sense of place and place identity: Review of neuroscientific evidence

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2012

Health & Place

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Sense of place and place identity: Review of neuroscientific evidence

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2012

Health & Place

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“…Interestingly, the various methods of classifying LUM tended to be most disparate for the outer suburban areas rather than the inner city areas. The role of environments in influencing activity behaviors may differ by degree of urbanization, 44 and it is important to understand how broadly applicable measurement approaches developed primarily in metropolitan areas are in order to validly compare metropolitan and non-metropolitan environments. 4 While we can conclude that the consideration of type of land use and geographical scale can improve LUM measures, our findings should not be used to evaluate the comparative usefulness of the two modifications.…”

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Relationships of Land Use Mix with Walking for Transport: Do Land Uses and Geographical Scale Matter?

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Physical activity and public health recommendations now emphasize the creation of activity-friendly neighborhoods. Mixed land use in a neighborhood is important in this regard, as it reflects the availability of destinations to which residents can walk or ride bicycles, and thus is likely to contribute to residents' active lifestyles that in turn will influence their overall health. Relationships between land use mix (LUM) and physical activity have not been apparent in some studies, which may be because geographical scale and the specificity of hypothesized environment-behavior associations are not taken into account. We compared the strength of association of four Geographic Information Systems-derived LUM measures with walking for transport and perceived proximity to destinations. We assessed physical activity behaviors of 2,506 adults in 154 Census Collection Districts (CCDs) in Adelaide, Australia, for which ''original'' LUM measures were calculated, and then refined by either: accounting for the geographic scale of measurement; including only the mostrelevant land uses; or, both. The refined (but not the ''original'') LUM measures had significant associations with the frequency of walking for transport (pG0.05) and areacorrected measures had significant associations with the duration of walking for transport. All LUM measures had significant associations with perceived proximity to destinations, but stronger associations were seen when using the refined measures compared with the original LUM. Identifying the LUM attributes most strongly associated with walking for transport is a priority and can inform environmental and policy initiatives that are needed to promote health-enhancing physical activity.

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“…Several studies have shown that associations between certain built environment attributes and physical activity may vary across neighborhoods characterized as urban, suburban or rural and by other indicators of geographic location (Berrigan & Troiano, 2002; Duncan, Mummery, Steele, Caperchione, & Schofield, 2009; Hou et al, 2010; Troped, Tamura, Whitcomb, & Laden, 2011). For example, Duncan and colleagues showed that perceived presence of walking paths was significantly associated with walking among Australian adults living in metropolitan areas, but was not a significant correlate among those residing in non-metropolitan areas (Duncan et al, 2009).…”

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“…For example, Duncan and colleagues showed that perceived presence of walking paths was significantly associated with walking among Australian adults living in metropolitan areas, but was not a significant correlate among those residing in non-metropolitan areas (Duncan et al, 2009). To our knowledge, this issue has not been examined among older adults.…”

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Relationships Between the Built Environment and Walking and Weight Status Among Older Women in Three U.S. States

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There are few studies of built environment associations with physical activity and weight status among older women in large geographic areas that use individual residential buffers to define environmental exposures. Among 23,434 women (70.0±6.9 years; range = 57-85) in 3 states, relationships between objective built environment variables and meeting physical activity recommendations via walking and weight status were examined. Differences in associations by population density and state were explored in stratified models. Population density (odds ratio (OR)=1.04 [1.02,1.07]), intersection density (ORs=1.18-1.28), and facility density (ORs=1.01-1.53) were positively associated with walking. Density of physical activity facilities was inversely associated with overweight/obesity (OR=0.69 [0.49, 0.96]). The strongest associations between facility density variables and both outcomes were found among women from higher population density areas. There was no clear pattern of differences in associations across states. Among older women, relationships between accessible facilities and walking may be most important in more densely populated settings.

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Geographic location, physical activity and perceptions of the environment in Queensland adults

Cited by 24 publications

References 28 publications

Sense of place and place identity: Review of neuroscientific evidence

Sense of place and place identity: Review of neuroscientific evidence

Relationships of Land Use Mix with Walking for Transport: Do Land Uses and Geographical Scale Matter?

Relationships Between the Built Environment and Walking and Weight Status Among Older Women in Three U.S. States

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