Journal article
Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to assess the role of the built environment in influencing obesity: A glossary
LE Thornton, JR Pearce, AM Kavanagh
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity | Published : 2011
Abstract
Features of the built environment are increasingly being recognised as potentially important determinants of obesity. This has come about, in part, because of advances in methodological tools such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS). GIS has made the procurement of data related to the built environment easier and given researchers the flexibility to create a new generation of environmental exposure measures such as the travel time to the nearest supermarket or calculations of the amount of neighbourhood greenspace. Given the rapid advances in the availability of GIS data and the relative ease of use of GIS software, a glossary on the use of GIS to assess the built environment is timely. ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
LT is currently supported by an Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Capacity Building Grant (ID 425845). JP's recent work on neighbourhood influences on health has been funded by the New Zealand Health Research Council, as part of the Neighbourhoods and Health project within the Health Inequalities Research Programme. This paper was undertaken independently of any influence by the funding sources.