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ArticleAmerican journal of public health2015

Quality of Public Open Spaces and Recreational Walking.

Takemi Sugiyama, Lucy D Gunn, Hayley Christian, Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, Paula Hooper, Neville Owen, Billie Giles-Corti

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Article in American journal of public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Takemi SugiyamaTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Lucy D GunnTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Hayley ChristianTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jacinta FrancisTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Sarah FosterTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Paula HooperTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Neville OwenTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Billie Giles-CortiTakemi Sugiyama is with the Centre for Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Lucy D. Gunn and Billie Giles-Corti are with the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Hayley Christian is with the School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Jacinta Francis, Sarah Foster, and Paula Hooper are with the School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia. Neville Owen is with the Behavioural Epidemiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined associations between specific public open space (POS) attributes and recreational walking to local POS.

methodsBetween October 2004 and December 2006, 1465 adults of the RESIDential Environments Project, conducted in Perth, Australia, reported whether they walk to a POS for recreation. For each participant, we identified all open spaces larger than 0.8 hectares within 1.6 kilometers from home. On the basis of field audit data, we created 3 scores (presence, count, size-weighted presence) for 19 specific open space attributes.

resultsWith logistic regression analyses, we found that walking to a POS was associated with the presence of gardens, grassed areas, walking paths, water features, wildlife, amenities, dog-related facilities, and off-leash areas for dogs. It was also associated with the highest number of these attributes in a single open space, but not with the total number of attributes in all POSs within 1.6 kilometers of home.

conclusionsBuilding 1 high-quality local park may be more effective in promoting recreational walking than is providing many average-quality parks.

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AdultAnimalsDogsEnvironment DesignFemaleHumansMaleRecreationSurveys and QuestionnairesUrban PopulationWalkingWestern Australia

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PMID26469676
PMCPMC4638241

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