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A review on the effects of physical built environment attributes on enhancing walking and cycling activity levels within residential neighborhoods
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In this paper, a comprehensive review shows how specific details of the built environment enhance people's walking and cycling activities, and the effectiveness of some individual attributes was also compared, showing that its structure and level of details of information laid out in this review can facilitate building designers and neighborhood planners in creating a supportive environment within residential neighborhoods.About:
This article is published in Cities.The article was published on 2016-02-01. It has received 256 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Built environment.read more
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Urban and transport planning pathways to carbon neutral, liveable and healthy cities; A review of the current evidence
TL;DR: Better urban and transport planning can lead to carbon neutral, more liveable and healthier cities, particularly through land use changes, a move from private motorised transportation to public and active transportation and greening of cities.
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Influence of urban and transport planning and the city environment on cardiovascular disease.
TL;DR: Improved city planning that promotes physical activity, reduces levels of air pollution and noise, and increases green space could decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease.
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Pathways from built environment to health: A conceptual framework linking behavior and exposure-based impacts
TL;DR: In this article, the authors synthesize recent research on behavior and exposure-based mechanisms that connect land use and transportation investments with various health outcomes and identify priority areas for research to inform policies and investments.
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Air pollution and health
TL;DR: The effects of air pollution on health have been generating attention for years as mentioned in this paper, and a large number of pulmonologists have recently expressed concerns about this in an open letter to Dutch Members of Parliament.
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Cycling or walking? Determinants of mode choice in the Netherlands
TL;DR: A mode choice model focusing on active modes, while including a more comprehensive set of modes (i.e. walking, cycling, public transport and car) is estimated, showing that active mode use is most sensitive to changes in the trip characteristics and the built environment.
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Air pollution and health.
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