Residents of socioeconomically deprived areas perceive their neighbourhood as less conducive to healthy behaviours than residents of more affluent areas. Whether these unfavourable perceptions are based on objective neighbourhood features or other factors is poorly understood. We examined individual and contextual correlates of socioeconomic inequalities in neighbourhood perceptions across five...

OBJECTIVE China faces growing levels of physical inactivity and obesity, associated with increasing urbanization and changing lifestyles in recent years. China is expanding its cities to accommodate a growing urban population. This paper identifies built environment factors that are associated with physical activity in China. Findings can inform urban design and development in China to support ...

The growth of mobile commerce (m-commerce) has motivated a better understanding of how trust can be built on a mobile device. Researchers have previously examined design aesthetics (or visual aesthetics) of mobile website and incorporated a hedonic component of enjoyment in m-commerce domain, but the relationship between design aesthetics of mobile website design and customer trust in m-commerc...

This paper deals with the use of advanced GIS techniques for the study of modern and contemporary cities. A methodology for the selection, computerization, integration, and management of archive sources is developed to create a historical GIS of Rome in the 18 century. Further on, transformations, organization and functions of the urban space are analyzed in depth using GIS functions. Building ...

Mobility and energy use in the transportation sector -cars, trucks, trains and planes -is a major source of air pollution. Air pollutant emissions from cars and trucks are particularly problematic because they occur near the ground, often in densely in populated areas. For example, they contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, a problem in urban areas in various regions of the country...

In this paper we review the current understanding of aesthetics. There are three aspects to aesthetics namely: the form, the action and the experience. We explore these aspects and highlight their relevance for entertainment. We then investigate ubiquitous entertainment systems notably from an interaction point of view. We advocate and define how ubiquitous entertainment could and should rely o...

Although industrial and product designers are keenly aware of the importance of design aesthetics, they make aesthetic design decisions largely on the basis of their intuitive judgments and "educated guesses". Whilst ergonomics and human factors researchers have made great contributions to the safety, productivity, ease-of-use, and comfort of human-machine-environment systems, aesthetics is lar...