Neighborhood green spaces, facilities and population density as predictors of activity participation among 8-year-olds: a cross-sectional GIS study based on the Norwegian mother and child cohort study

Neighborhood green spaces, facilities and population density as predictors of activity participation among 8-year-olds: a cross-sectional GIS study based on the Norwegian mother and child cohort study

Abstract Background A rapidly growing body of research suggests that qualities of the built environment can promote active living among children and youth. Nevertheless, shortcomings in the current evidence for understanding which built environment characteristics provide opportunities for taking pa...

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Main Authors: Emma Charlott Andersson Nordbø, Ruth Kjærsti Raanaas, Helena Nordh, Geir Aamodt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Built environment
Geographic information systems
Children
Physical activity
Organized activity
Social activity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-7795-9

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