Health and community design : the impact of the built environment on physical activity
Title:
Health and community design : the impact of the built environment on physical activity
Author:
Frank, Lawrence D.
Engelke, Peter O.
Schmid, Thomas L.
ISBN:
9781559639170
Publication Information:
Washington, DC : Island Press, c2003
Physical Description:
xiii, 253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
General Note:
Contents: Public health and urban form in America: historical precedents -- Physical activity and public health -- Physical activity: types and patterns -- Physical activity: children, the elderly, and the poor -- Understanding the built environment -- Transportation systems -- Land use patterns -- Urban design characteristics -- Application of principles: data from Seattle and Atlanta.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.
Subject:
| Urban health |
| Transportation -- Health aspects |
| City planning -- Health aspects |
| Health behavior |