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| Chanam LeeSummaryAffiliation: Texas A and M University Country: USA Publications
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Built environment and behavior: spatial sampling using parcel dataChanam Lee
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A and M University, College Station 77843 3137, USA
Ann Epidemiol 16:387-94. 2006..This paper addresses a methodological challenge in environment-behavior research: sampling respondents in relation to their built environmental characteristics...
Environment and active living: the roles of health risk and economic factorsChanam Lee
A335 Langford Architecture Center, Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 3137, USA
Am J Health Promot 21:293-304. 2007..This study examines the associations that a neighborhood ' physical and social environments have with transportation and recreation physical activities, with an emphasis on the roles of health risk and economic factors...
Personal, social, and environmental correlates of walking to school behaviors: case study in Austin, TexasXuemei Zhu
Department of Architecture and Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, College of Architecture, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 3137, USA
ScientificWorldJournal 8:859-72. 2008..Health and disparity issues require further attention, as many underprivileged children have no other means of school transportation but walking in unsafe and poor environments...
Correlates of walking to school and implications for public policies: survey results from parents of elementary school children in Austin, TexasXuemei Zhu
Department of Architecture, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX 77843 3137, USA
J Public Health Policy 30:S177-202. 2009....
Context-specific correlates of walking behaviors to and from school: do they vary across neighborhoods and populations?Xuemei Zhu
Dept of Architecture, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
J Phys Act Health 8:S59-71. 2011..To address this knowledge gap, this study compared 4 elementary school settings (low-income inner-city; mid- to low-income, urban with and without freeway in attendance area; and high-income suburban) in Austin, Texas...
Site and neighborhood environments for walking among older adultsZhe Wang
Texas A and M University, College of Architecture, College Station, TX 77840, USA
Health Place 16:1268-79. 2010..Both site-level and neighborhood environmental supports appear important in promoting walking among older adults...
Walkability and safety around elementary schools economic and ethnic disparitiesXuemei Zhu
Department of Architecture, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:282-90. 2008..Children's physical inactivity and obesity are growing public health problems in the U.S., especially among low-income, minority populations. Walking to school may help address these problems...
Walking and bicycling: an evaluation of environmental audit instrumentsAnne Vernez Moudon
Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Box 355740, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Am J Health Promot 18:21-37. 2003..It serves as a basis to develop valid and efficient tools to create activity-friendly communities...
Attributes of environments supporting walkingAnne Vernez Moudon
Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
Am J Health Promot 21:448-59. 2007..01 or .05). The density of the respondent's parcel was also strongly associated with walking sufficiently (p < .01). Conclusions. The study offered valid environmental measures of neighborhood walkability...
