Development of a neighborhood obesogenic built environment characteristics index for the Netherlands
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DOI: 10.1002/oby.23610
Abstract: Environmental factors that drive obesity are often studied individually, whereas obesogenic environments are likely to consist of multiple factors from food and physical activity (PA) environments. This study aimed to compose and describe a comprehensive,… read more here.
Keywords: index; neighborhood obesogenic; obesogenic built; development neighborhood ... See more keywords
Phthalates in the environment: characteristics, fate and transport, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126249
Abstract: Phthalates are well-known emerging contaminants that harm human health and the environment. Therefore, this review aims to discuss about the occurrence, fate, and phthalates concentration in the various environmental matrices (e.g., aquatic, sediment, soil, and… read more here.
Keywords: environment characteristics; phthalates environment; treatment; advanced wastewater ... See more keywords
Objective and Perceived Traffic Safety for Children: A Systematic Literature Review of Traffic and Built Environment Characteristics Related to Safe Travel
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052641
Abstract: The literature on children’s active transportation has shown the influence of the built environment characteristics on walking and crashes. Various reviews have examined those two questions. One influence on walking is the perception of traffic… read more here.
Keywords: safety; traffic; built environment; traffic safety ... See more keywords
Spatiotemporal Changes in the Built Environment Characteristics and Urban Heat Island Effect in a Medium-Sized City, Chiayi City, Taiwan
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DOI: 10.3390/su12010365
Abstract: This study took Chiayi City—a tropical, medium-sized city—as an example to investigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect using mobile transects and built environment characteristics in 2018. The findings were compared to those from a… read more here.
Keywords: built environment; environment characteristics; area ratio; city ... See more keywords
Exploring Associations between Multimodality and Built Environment Characteristics in the U.S
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DOI: 10.3390/su14116629
Abstract: This study demonstrated associations between multimodality and built environment characteristics, and proposed policy implications for fostering multimodal travel behaviors. It conducted a U.S. nationwide analysis using ordinary least square regression and gradient boosting decision tree… read more here.
Keywords: environment; multimodality built; built environment; associations multimodality ... See more keywords
Using open-source data to explore distribution of built environment characteristics across Kerala, India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_472_19
Abstract: Background: Built environment characteristics in the neighborhood are of utmost priority for a healthy lifestyle in the fast-urbanizing countries. These characteristics are closely linked to the disease burden and challenges in low- and middle-income countries… read more here.
Keywords: environment characteristics; density; open source; environment ... See more keywords