Increasing walking: how important is distance to, attractiveness, and size of public open space?

By Billie Giles-Corti, Melissa H. Broomhall, M. Knuiman, Catherine Collins, Kate Douglas, Kevin Ng, Andrea Lange, R. Donovan. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2005

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Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Occupational Therapy, Transportation

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In Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

1. C. Thompson
2. G. McCormack
3. T. Hartig
4. J. Hipp
5. P. Aspinall
6. S. de Vries
7. M. Nieuwenhuijsen
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2. G. McCormack
3. Brian Saelens
4. S. Handy
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6. Jae Seung Lee
7. Sungjin Park
8. S. Foster

Citations in the corpus

• The role of urban neighbourhood green space in children's emotional and behavioural resilience (2014, positive): “For example, parents who have greater access to or utilise open space may be healthier and more physically active (Coombes, Jones, & Hillsdon, 2010; Giles-Corti et al., 2005), which could be related to higher levels of activity (and thereby better mental health) in their children.”
• Built Environment Correlates of Walking: A Review (2008, background): “There was considerable variability in the type of walking assessed, ranging from walking to a specific location [5], to a specific type of walking such recreational walking [21] or walking to a store [30] to total [26] or general walking (e.”
• Effect of exposure to natural environment on health inequalities: an observational population study. (2008, neutral): “Furthermore, quality of green space may be a significant determinant of use and activity within it (42) and we had no data on quality.”
• Preference and Relative Importance for Environmental Attributes of Neighbourhood Open Space in Older People (2010, background): “This may occur by supporting physical activity such as walking (eg Cohen et al, 2007; Giles-Corti et al, 2005; Wen et al, 2007), offering mental health through restorative experiences (Hartig, 2007; Kaplan and Kaplan, 1989; Orsega-Smith et al, 2004), and through providing opportunities for positive…”
• The relationship of physical activity and overweight to objectively measured green space accessibility and use (2010, background): “They often have a good path network, which provides a basis for a range of activities including walking, cycling and jogging (Kaczynski, Potwarka, & Saelens, 2008), and the presence of paths may also encourage active forms of travel as people may be more inclined to walk or cycle to destinations if ”
• Exploring pathways linking greenspace to health: Theoretical and methodological guidance (2017, background): “For example, previous work has reported larger green spaces with wellmaintained paths are likely to be more attractive to adults for physical activity than smaller “pocket parks”, which may be more attractive for more sedentary forms of recreation (e.g. Giles-Corti et al., 2005).”
• Does Fear of Crime Discourage Walkers? A Social-Ecological Exploration of Fear As a Deterrent to Walking (2014, background): “…2006; Van Dyck, Deforche, Cardon, & Bourdeaudhuij, 2009), whereas “aesthetic” characteristics tend to promote recreational walking (Ball, Bauman, Leslie, & Owen, 2001; Cleland et al., 2008; Giles-Corti et al., 2005a; Shigematsu et al., 2009; Sugiyama et al., 2009; Velasquez, Holahan, & You, 2009).”