Built Environment and Its Influences on Walking among Older Women : Use of Standardized Geographic Units to Define Urban Forms
Joint Authors
Siu, Vivian W.
Hillier, Teresa A.
Fu, Rongwei
Lambert, William E.
Bosworth, Mark
Michael, Yvonne L.
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Consensus is lacking on specific and policy-relevant measures of neighborhood attributes that may affect health outcomes.
To address this limitation, we created small standardized geographic units measuring the transit, commercial, and park area access, intersection, and population density for the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
Cluster analysis was used to identify six unique urban forms: central city, city periphery, suburb, urban fringe with poor commercial access, urban fringe with pool park access, and satellite city.
The urban form information was linkable to the detailed physical activity, health, and socio-demographic data of 2,005 older women without the use of administrative boundaries.
Evaluation of the relationship between urban forms and walking behavior indicates that older women residing in city center were more likely to walk than those living in city periphery, suburb communities, and urban fringe with poor commercial access; however, these women were not significantly more likely to walk compared to those residing in urban fringe with poor park access or satellite city.
Utility of small standardized geographic units and clusters to measure and define built environment support research investigating the impact of built environment and health.
The findings may inform environmental/policy interventions that shape communities and promote active living.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Siu, Vivian W.& Lambert, William E.& Fu, Rongwei& Hillier, Teresa A.& Bosworth, Mark& Michael, Yvonne L.. 2012. Built Environment and Its Influences on Walking among Older Women : Use of Standardized Geographic Units to Define Urban Forms. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Siu, Vivian W.…[et al.]. Built Environment and Its Influences on Walking among Older Women : Use of Standardized Geographic Units to Define Urban Forms. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Siu, Vivian W.& Lambert, William E.& Fu, Rongwei& Hillier, Teresa A.& Bosworth, Mark& Michael, Yvonne L.. Built Environment and Its Influences on Walking among Older Women : Use of Standardized Geographic Units to Define Urban Forms. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-454130
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-454130