Frank, Lawrence D.

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.

RA566.7 / .F736 2003

362.1/042