neighbourhood

Social capital and the built environment

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:54
The importance of walkable neighbourhoods
Social capital and the built environment - Abstract - Web page
Leyden seeks to examine whether pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use neighbourhoods encourage enhanced levels of social and community engagement, using Galway as a case study.
Country (exc. NZ): 
EU
Topics: 
Design and planning
Health
Community Engagement
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design
neighbourhood
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--2.95 Rest-of-world, UN, EU etc studies
-2 Design

Places to walk: convenience and regular physical activity

Submitted by administrator on Thu, 15/06/2006 - 03:49
Places to walk - link only, subscription required - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
To guide their efforts to promote regular physical activity, Powell, Martin, and Chowdhu
Country (exc. NZ): 
North America
Topics: 
Design and planning
Health
Free tags: 
neighbourhood
surveillance system
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--2.91 North America
-2 Design

Geographies of inequality: child pedestrian injury etc

Submitted by administrator on Tue, 13/06/2006 - 00:25
Child pedestrian injury and walking school buses in Auckland, New Zealand
Abstract - geographies of inequality etc - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
This paper reports on 34 Auckland primary schools that had ad
Topics: 
Activities
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neighbourhood
socio-economic status
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--5.03 Walking school buses - general
-5 Activities

Children's freedoms and promoting the 'active city' in Auckland neighbourhoods

Submitted by administrator on Mon, 20/03/2006 - 20:54
promoting the 'active city' - Document - Adobe PDF - Acrobat Reader
This paper presents a framework through which to critically reflect on the links between people, place and wellbeing at the neighbourhood level
Topics: 
Safety
Health
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children
neighbourhood
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--3.61 Child safety research
-3 Safety & Health

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