Health and community design the impact of the built environment on physical activity
Lawrence D. Frank, Peter O. Engelke, Thomas L. Schmid.
- Washington, DC Island Press c2003.
- xiii, 253 p. ill. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index.
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.
1559639172 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2003000999
Urban Health Health behavior City planning--Health aspects. Transportation--Health aspects.