Open AccessBuilt Environment Correlates of Walking
Author(s) -
Brian E. Saelens,
Susan Handy
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e31817c67a4
Subject(s) - recreation , built environment , destinations , space (punctuation) , land use , psychology , transport engineering , applied psychology , computer science , geography , engineering , tourism , ecology , civil engineering , archaeology , biology , operating system
The past decade has seen a dramatic increase in empirical investigation into the relations between built environment and physical activity. To create places that facilitate and encourage walking, practitioners need an understanding of the specific characteristics of the built environment that correlate most strongly with walking. This article reviews evidence on the built environment correlates with walking.