Land Use, Residential Density, and Walking

Land use, residential density, and walking. The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.

BACKGROUND The neighborhood environment may play a role in encouraging sedentary patterns, especially for middle-aged and older adults. PURPOSE The aim of this study was to examine the associations between walking and neighborhood population density, retail availability, and land-use distribution using data from a cohort of adults aged 45 to 84 years. METHODS Data from a multi-ethnic sample...

Does Residential Density Increase Walking and Other Physical Activity?

Potentially Toxic Concentrations of Synthetic Pyrethroids Associated with Low Density Residential Land Use

Trace organic compounds associated with human activity are now ubiquitous in the environment. As the population becomes more urbanized and the use of pesticides and person care products continues to increase, urban waterways are likely to receive higher loads of trace organic contaminants with unknown ecological consequences. To establish the extent of trace organic contamination in urban runof...

Residential Land Use Regulation and the US Housing

In a sample covering more than 300 cities in the US from January 2000 to July 2009, we find that more restrictive residential land use regulations and geographic land constraints are linked to larger booms and busts in housing prices. The natural and man-made constraints also amplify price responses to the subprime mortgage credit expansion during the decade, leading to greater price increases ...

Paving over paradise: how land use regulations promote residential imperviousness

This paper examines the influence of residential zoning and subdivision regulations on the extent and distribution of impervious land cover in Madison, WI. Specifically, an analysis of approximately 40,000 single-family residential parcels in the Madison region is presented to assess the impact of land development regulations governing lot size, lot frontage, front yard setbacks, street width, ...