BACKGROUND Obesity and obesity related conditions, driven by processes such as urbanization and globalization, are contributing to pronounced cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in developing countries. There is limited evidence on the influence of living in an urban environment in early life on obesity and obesity related conditions later in life in developing countries such as Thailand. ...

BACKGROUND Urban migration is associated with an increased risk of hypertension, obesity and diabetes in Indian migrants. This study assessed the relationship between internal migration and renal function in the Hyderabad arm of the Indian Migration Study. METHODS We assessed 841 subjects; urban non-migrants (n = 158), urban migrants (n = 424) and rural non-migrants (n = 259). Muscle mass was...

This study examines urban quality of life by assessing the relationship between observed socioeconomic conditions and urban forest amenities in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA. Using remote-sensing methods and techniques, and ordinary least squares regression, the paper determines the relationship between urban leaf area and a population density parameter with median income and median housing value. ...

Urban growth creates challenges recognized by the global community. Sustainable development is a widely accepted strategic framework in city planning and urban parks play an important role in it. Nonetheless, it is argued, that urban parks and other open green spaces are important for the quality of life of an increasingly urbanized society. Following the industrial revolution with its massive ...

in the recent decades, urbanization has affected social, economical, cultural, political and physical aspects of human life-style. presentation of sustainable development as one of the goals of the third millennium is derived from the effects of cities on earth and on different aspects of human life. undoubtedly, talking about sustainability and sustainable development would be impossible witho...

OBJECTIVES To explore if there is a difference in the perception and self reported quality of life between rural-to-urban migrants and urban groups. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study, secondary analysis of the PERU-MIGRANT study (PEru's Rural to Urban MIGRANTs Study). WHOQOL-Brief survey' s global scores and per specific domains obtained in the survey were compared using Kruskall-Wa...

cooperation among actors is an essential part of urban regeneration initiatives. the main idea of this paper is that, citizens with higher levels of quality of life have more abilities to take part in regeneration and so have more positive attitudes to these initiatives. all real estate owners and residents in all urban distressed areas in mashhad were the statistical population of this researc...