Many Pathways from Land Use to Health: Associations between Neighborhood Walkability and Active Transportation, Body Mass Index, and Air Quality

Frank, Lawrence D.; Sallis, James F.; Conway, Terry L.; Chapman, James E.; Saelens, Brian E.; Bachman, William

doi:10.1080/01944360608976725

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“…There may be several reasons for this finding. First, people are more likely to walk for transportation in high-walkable neighborhoods (Frank et al, 2006;Heath et al, 2006;Saelens et al, 2003), so dog owners could walk their dogs while doing other errands. This would be an example of Morgan's (2001) purposeful physical activity model.…”

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Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers

Coleman¹,

Rosenberg

Conway

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Preventive Medicine

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Objective-This study examined how demographics, physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics varied among households with and without dogs.Method-Participants aged 20 to 65 years (N = 2199, 52% male, 75% white, Mean age = 45) were recruited from 32 neighborhoods in the Seattle, WA and Baltimore, MD regions during 2002 -2005. Dog ownership, dog walking, education, height, weight, and family income were self-reported. Minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) were measured objectively by 7-day accelerometry.Results-Dog walking was associated with a higher proportion of participants who met national recommendations for MVPA (53%) when compared to those who had but did not walk their dog (33%) and to non-dog owners (46%). There were significantly fewer obese dog walkers (17%) when compared to both owners who did not walk their dogs (28%) and non-owners (22%). Dog owners who walked their dogs were more likely to live in high-walkable neighborhoods when compared to dog owners who did not walk their dogs.Conclusion-Dog walking may promote physical activity and contribute to weight control. Dog walking appears to be a mechanism by which residents of high-walkable neighborhoods obtain their physical activity.

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“…For the current study, a multicomponent walkability index was derived from GIS to guide neighborhood selection (see Frank et al, 2006 for the details of the index computation).…”

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Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers

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“…Health is related to how the built environment is perceived as walkable. 6,45 There are other pathways through which health and the built environment could be correlated, 13,41 such as availability of healthful foods, 44 air quality, 22,23 quality of housing stock, 36,47 and so on. However, these pathways, not being relevant to destination walking, are set aside for this present research.…”

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Complexity in Built Environment, Health, and Destination Walking: A Neighborhood-Scale Analysis

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This study investigates the relationships between the built environment, the physical attributes of the neighborhood, and the residents' perceptions of those attributes. It focuses on destination walking and self-reported health, and does so at the neighborhood scale. The built environment, in particular sidewalks, road connectivity, and proximity of local destinations, correlates with destination walking, and similarly destination walking correlates with physical health. It was found, however, that the built environment and health metrics may not be simply, directly correlated but rather may be correlated through a series of feedback loops that may regulate risk in different ways in different contexts. In particular, evidence for a feedback loop between physical health and destination walking is observed, as well as separate feedback loops between destination walking and objective metrics of the built environment, and destination walking and perception of the built environment. These feedback loops affect the ability to observe how the built environment correlates with residents' physical health. Previous studies have investigated pieces of these associations, but are potentially missing the more complex relationships present. This study proposes a conceptual model describing complex feedback relationships between destination walking and public health, with the built environment expected to increase or decrease the strength of the feedback loop. Evidence supporting these feedback relationships is presented.

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“…It not only benefits the economy, such as consumer savings through reduced vehicle use, public cost savings for transportation infrastructure, and cost saving from the improved land use efficiency, but also benefits sustainability in environment and equity, such as less environmental damage from vehicle emissions and waste of resources, increased safety, community livability and cohesion, and personal health benefits (Littman 1994(Littman & 2003Cortright 2009;Frank et al 2006;Sturm and Cohen 2004). For example, studies have found strong relationships between a neighborhood's walkability and level of physical activity, body mass index (BMI), and the prevalence of chronic diseases (Sturm & Cohen 2004;Doyle et al 2006;Frank et al 2006;Smith et al 2011). …”

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Evolving Walkability of Major Cities in the People's Republic of China

Fan

Wan

et al. 2017

SSRN Journal

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Terms of use: Documents in Asian Development Bank InstituteThe Working Paper series is a continuation of the formerly named Discussion Paper series; the numbering of the papers continued without interruption or change. ADBI's working papers reflect initial ideas on a topic and are posted online for discussion. ADBI encourages readers to post their comments on the main page for each working paper (given in the citation below). Some working papers may develop into other forms of publication.Suggested citation: The views expressed in this paper are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of ADBI, ADB, its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.Working papers are subject to formal revision and correction before they are finalized and considered published.Asian Development Bank Institute Kasumigaseki Building, 8th Floor 3-2-5 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-6008, Japan Objectives: We aim to develop a composite walkability index. We intend to use it to evaluate the spatio-temporal evolution of the walkability of PRC cities in the context of the rapid urbanization. Methods:We developed a comprehensive walkability index that integrates five aspects of the urban built environment: dwelling density, street connectivity, land-use mix, access to public transit, and elevation variation. Using Shanghai, Hangzhou, Chongqing, and Lanzhou as cases, we evaluated the spatio-temporal patterns and changes of walkability in the context of rapid urban expansion. Conclusions:The spatiotemporal changes in walkability seem to be directly associated with governmental policies at both central and local levels. The walkability index method can be widely implemented for any urban landscape because of its comprehensiveness, simplicity, and flexibility.

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Many Pathways from Land Use to Health: Associations between Neighborhood Walkability and Active Transportation, Body Mass Index, and Air Quality

Cited by 1,060 publications

References 38 publications

Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers

Physical activity, weight status, and neighborhood characteristics of dog walkers

Complexity in Built Environment, Health, and Destination Walking: A Neighborhood-Scale Analysis

Evolving Walkability of Major Cities in the People's Republic of China

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