Transportation and Neighborhood

Objective and subjective measures of neighborhood environment (NE): relationships with transportation physical activity among older persons

BACKGROUND This study examined the associations of subjective and objective measures of the neighbourhood environment with the transportation physical activity of community-dwelling older persons in Singapore. METHOD A modified version of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale (NEWS) and Geographical Information System (GIS) measures of the built environment characteristics were relat...

Living in a Historical Neighborhood: Challenges, Opportunities and Threats, Case Study: Oudlajan Neighborhood in Tehran

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

Growing evidence documents the adverse health impacts of common land use patterns in the U.S. (Frank & Engelke, ; Frumkin, Frank, & Jackson, ; Handy, Boarnet, Ewing, & Killingsworth, ). Thus, according to some researchers, many zoning and subdivision regulations are doing a poor job of protecting public health, safety, and welfare (Jackson, ; Lavizzo-Mourey & McGinnis, ; Sch...

The Common Neighborhood Graph and Its Energy

Let $G$ be a simple graph with vertex set ${v_1,v_2,ldots,v_n}$. The common neighborhood graph (congraph) of $G$, denoted by $con(G)$, is the graph with vertex set ${v_1,v_2,ldots,v_n}$, in which two vertices are adjacent if and only they have at least one common neighbor in the graph $G$. The basic properties of $con(G)$ and of its energy are established.

Associations of Older Taiwanese Adults’ Personal Attributes and Perceptions of the Neighborhood Environment Concerning Walking for Recreation and Transportation

This study examines the cross-sectional associations between personal and perceived neighborhood environment attributes regarding walking for recreation and transportation among older Taiwanese adults. Data related to personal factors, perceived environmental factors, and time spent engaging in transportation-related and recreational walking were obtained from 1032 older adults aged 65 years an...