Age-friendly built environments have been promoted by the World Health Organisation (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) under Global Cities (AFC) movement in which three domains are related to environment. These are: housing, transportation, outdoor spaces and public buildings. The aim is foster active ageing optimising opportunities for older adults maximise their independent living ability participate...

More than one-third of the adult population in the United States is obese. Obesity has been linked to factors such as, genetics, diet, physical activity and the environment. However, evidence indicating associations between the built environment and obesity has varied across studies and geographical contexts. Here, we used deep learning and approximately 150,000 high resolution satellite images...

OBJECTIVES To examine the relations between characteristics of the neighborhood built environment and recent alcohol use. METHODS We recruited participants through a random digit dial telephone survey of New York City (NYC) residents. Alcohol consumption was assessed using a structured interview. All respondents were assigned to neighborhood of residence. Data on the internal and external bui...

For most businesses, group work is the way in which ideas are given voice. In this study, ethnographic research was conducted to explore group work and the environments in which it occurs. The research provides context for architects and designers who are conceiving improvements or reinventing the ways the built environment (e.g., furnishings, décor and architecture) influence s the outcome of ...

obesity and its consequences, affected by modern sedentary life style, are growing constantly. numerous researches in the western world countries have illustrated the influences of city form on the physical activity rate and subsequently on health status and body fitness of populations. in spite of the fact that the iranians obesity rate is not at significant variance with the west countries, t...