Citation

Koohsari MJ, Oka K, Owen N, Sugiyama T. Health Place 2019; ePub(ePub): 102072.

Affiliation

Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Australia; Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. Electronic address: Takemi.Sugiyama@acu.edu.au.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.healthplace.2019.01.002

PMID

30639202

Abstract

Walking to get to and from local destinations including shops, services, and transit stops is a major source of adults' health-related physical activity. Research has been using space syntax measures in examining how urban form is related to such routine walking for transport. This paper proposes to apply a theory of space syntax, natural movement, which posits street layout as a primary factor influencing pedestrian movement. Discussing how this theory can link urban form (street layout) and function (land use) with walking for transport, we propose a research agenda to produce new insights and advance methods in active living research.

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Language: en

Keywords

Active travel; Destinations; Land use; Neighborhood; Street layout; Urban design