Neighbourhood Types, Travel and Body Mass
A Study of New Urbanist and Suburban Neighbourhoods in the US
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10859668 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Austin L Brown (0000-0001-5802-5073, Highway Safety Research Center, University of North Carolina, 730 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, CB 3430, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA, corresponding author), Asad J Khattak (0000-0002-0790-7794, Old Dominion University, corresponding author), Daniel A Rodríguez (0000-0001-6550-5518, Carolina Transportation Program, University of North Carolina, CB 3140 New East Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 963-988 |
| Publication date | 2008-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-0980 • E-ISSN: 1360-063X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0042098007088477 |
| OpenAlex | W2148818565 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 52 |
Using an ecological framework, this paper examines the body mass index (BMI), physical activity and travel behaviour of household heads in a US new urbanist neighbourhood relative to household heads of comparable conventional suburban US neighbourhoods. Using a quasi-experimental design, a new urbanist neighbourhood and five conventional suburban neighbourhoods were matched on age of development, assessed property values and regional accessibility. Self-reported height, weight, physical activity and travel behaviours were obtained from the household heads in each neighbourhood type. No direct association was detected between neighbourhood type and BMI. However, household heads of single-family dwellings in the new urbanist neighbourhood have lower BMI partly due to the number of utilitarian trips made by walking or bicycling. This relationship is independent of physical activity time. Although small in magnitude, this association may have appreciable morbidity effects at the population level
Body mass index · Geography · Neighbourhood (mathematics · Physical activity · Physical therapy · Sociology · Transport engineering · TRIPS architecture · Urbanism · Demography · Engineering · Mathematics · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Transport and Accessibility
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| Citations per year | 0.71 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |