The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of "Eyes on the Street"

Brown, Scott C.; Mason, Craig A.; Lombard, Joanna; Martinez, Frank; Plater-Zyberk, Elizabeth; Spokane, Arnold R.; Newman, Frederick L.; Pantín, Hilda; Szapocznik, José

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“…Beyond the immediate home, the characteristics of the surrounding natural and built environments (i.e., places and spaces created or modified by people), can provide important resources and exposures relevant for early child health and development (Dunn, 2012). The physical design and characteristics of the neighborhood environment are well established influences on a range of social and health outcomes among adult populations (Transportation Research Board, 2005;Brown et al, 2009;Pereira et al, 2012;Wood et al, 2008;Green et al, 2003;Ewing et al, 2003). Potential developmentally salient physical characteristics of neighborhoods include access to and the quality of local facilities and services (e.g., recreation centers and libraries), retail (e.g., food outlets), recreational opportunities (e.g., parks and nature), street traffic, public transportation, and the physical quality of child-related care, educational and health care facilities (Center on the Developing Child, 2010; Goldfeld et al, 2015).…”

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The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research

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This review examines evidence of the association between the neighborhood built environment, green spaces and outdoor home area, and early (0-7 years) child health and development. There was evidence that the presence of child relevant neighborhood destinations and services were positively associated with early child development domains of physical health and wellbeing and social competence. Parents׳ perceptions of neighborhood safety were positively associated with children׳s social-emotional development and general health. Population representative studies using objective measures of the built environment and valid measures of early child development are warranted to understand the impact of the built environment on early child health and development.

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“…Having neighborhood environment of these positive potentials encourages one to invest time, social and physical resources to generate meaningful attachment to the community, and local social support (Boyce, 2006;Mee, 2009). Architectural characteristics of the dwellings (S. Brown, et al, 2009), appropriated outdoor space enclosures A., 2(5) Oct / Dec 2017 (p.39-51) Ghazzeh (1999) found that near home space often serves as a substitute for large open spaces as they contribute little to resident's good neighborhood perception and evaluation. People value opportunities to walk around and sit in small groups near their homes which more effectively lead to friendship formation and maintenance.…”

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“…Having neighborhood environment of these positive potentials encourages one to invest time, social and physical resources to generate meaningful attachment to the community, and local social support (Boyce, 2006;Mee, 2009). Architectural characteristics of the dwellings (S. Brown, et al, 2009), appropriated outdoor space enclosures (Al-Homoud & Tassinary, 2004), and outdoor semi-private spaces (Williams, 2005) also affect social interaction and social support among neighbors. For children, different configurations flats afford different outdoor space appropriation and experiences (Azhan Abdul Aziz & Ahmad, 2010;Azhan Abdul Aziz & Ahmad, 2011).…”

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Flats Outdoor Space as a Vital Social Place

Aziz

Ahmad

Nordin

2017

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Minimum dwelling space of low-cost walk-up flats forces life to spill outdoors involving daily mundane activities affecting neighborhood social vitality. In design, this affordance of such 'marginal' outdoor space has been neglected. Using data derived from systematic observations in various low cost walk up flats, this paper explores the use of these outdoor near home spaces and found that they support various domestic, social and retreat activities generating liveliness in the otherwise barren low cost environment. Potentials for social encounters and casual surveillance were partially affected by flats configurations.Keywords: building layout, near home space, social interaction Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v2i5.221 Abdul Aziz, A., 2(5) Oct / Dec 2017 (p.39-51) This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-ncnd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for EnvironmentBehaviour Studies), Faculty of 40 IntroductionIn Malaysia, the provision of urban housing for the low income group has become increasingly critical as urbanization expands, rural-urban migration escalates, and cost of living enlarges the proportion of urban poor (Agus, 1990). Development of low cost housing has been an important social and political agenda in Malaysian development policies. In the Eighth five-yearly Malaysia Plan, 200,513 low cost housing units were built. Another 165,400 units of low cost were targeted to be built between 2006 and 2010, within the Ninth Malaysia Plan (Government of Malaysia, 2005). Zero squatter policy targeted by some states also contributes to growing demands. In the urban fringes of major cities, walk-up flats were popular due to the relatively high density and the lower construction, land and maintenance costs. Layout variations of such housing have been regulated by economic efficiency and constraints of building standard. Concerns over the livability of flats grow as studies on residential preference and satisfaction repeatedly point to the importance of such low cost housing design to be more sensitive to the social implications of physical planning (Paim & Yahaya, 2004;A. Salleh & Yusof, 2006;A. G. Salleh, 2008). Emphases have been put on benefits of common open space and neighborhood amenities. However, such emphases overlook the social potentials of outdoors near home spaces and disregard human-environment transactional processes to achieve satisfaction. This paper reports on the field observations in four of the most common low cost flats types to explore the use of outdoor near home space as important social setting for the residents. It aims to find any association between flats configurations and the patterns of daily residential uses. By focusing on the behavioral observation, this study would contribute to the...

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“…Imported virtual water has also been called "exogenous water" [8]. Measuring virtual water is a useful concept in assessing water resource management as it permits the comparison of crops and livestock from the perspective of embedded water [9]. A number of studies have recognized the usefulness of the concept of virtual water for analyzing production patterns and associated water flows [10].…”

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Virtual Water Trade as a Strategy to Water Resource Management in Iran

Mohammadi-Kanigolzar¹,

Ameri²,

Motee³

2014

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Agriculture has historically played a central role in the economy, life and culture of the Iranian population. Nowadays, this sector is facing the reality that its natural fresh water resources become fully utilized. Considering the climate conditions and limitation of using new water resources and the necessity of increasing agricultural product as a result of population growth, there is a general doubt about Iran's ability to maintain this level of production amid the mounting water challenges, among other obstacles. Therefore, the evaluation of virtual water and water footprint can provide new indicators for informing water policy decisions. So, in order to study the situation at the national level, we estimated virtual water consumption in term of virtual water theory as well water footprint in agriculture sector of Iran. Data from 2001-2008 were used to account for yearly. The results of this study show that Iran has water import dependency and also net water import is 12.7 billion m 3 averages. So Iran country saved 12.7 billion m 3 from their domestic water resource for utilization in other sectors. Finally, it should be concluded that virtual water trade as a policy measure to water resources management will be provided to a great extent in order to reach both significant water saving and environmental sustainability.

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The Relationship of Built Environment to Perceived Social Support and Psychological Distress in Hispanic Elders: The Role of "Eyes on the Street"

Abstract: Architectural features that facilitate direct, in-person interactions may be beneficial for Hispanic elders' mental health.

Cited by 131 publications

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The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research

The influence of the neighborhood physical environment on early child health and development: A review and call for research

Flats Outdoor Space as a Vital Social Place

Virtual Water Trade as a Strategy to Water Resource Management in Iran

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