ArticleSSM - population health2016
Changes in visitor profiles and activity patterns following dog supportive modifications to parks: A natural experiment on the health impact of an urban policy.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Impacts of built environment changes on physical activity in Canada: a systematic review of natural experiments.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of structural-level environmental interventions on physical activity: a systematic review.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of park-based interventions on health-related outcomes: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Association between Urban Greenspace and Health: A Systematic Review of Literature.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- What works to promote walking at the population level? A systematic review.British journal of sports medicine · 2018Pooled it
- Neighbourhood Built Environment Influences on Physical Activity among Adults: A Systematized Review of Qualitative Evidence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of park renovation on park-based physical activity: a natural experiment in Belgium with two years of follow-up.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Article
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- Benefits and Conflicts: A Systematic Review of Dog Park Design and Management Strategies.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
- An Impact Asymmetry Analysis of Small Urban Green Space Attributes to Enhance Visitor Satisfaction.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Functional and recreational dog walking practices in the UK.Health promotion international · 2021Article
- Factors Affecting Users' Satisfaction with Urban Parks through Online Comments Data: Evidence from Shenzhen, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Dog ownership supports the maintenance of physical activity during poor weather in older English adults: cross-sectional results from the EPIC Norfolk cohort.Journal of epidemiology and community health · 2017Article
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Abstract
Urban parks are important settings for physical activity, but few natural experiments have investigated the influences of park modifications on activity patterns and visitor profiles.We assessed the impact of implementing a municipal policy on off-leash dogs in city parks in Calgary (Alberta, Canada). Systematic observation undertaken in 2011 and 2012 within four parks captured patterns of use, activities, and visitors׳ characteristics. After baseline data collection, off-leash areas were created in two parks only. We compared changes in the sociodemographic and activity profiles in all parks between 2011 and 2012. Visitors
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