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Journal article

Urban design and health: progress to date and future challenges

Melanie Lowe, Claire Boulange, Billie Giles-Corti

Health Promotion Journal of Australia | WILEY | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1071/HE13072

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Billie Giles-Corti Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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Melanie Lowe Author Architecture, Building and Planning

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EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN URBAN PLANNING AND HEALTH AND THE APPLICATION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF AUSTRALIANS BY CREATING MORE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES.

Globally there is growing concern about the health, social, environmental, and economic impacts of rising levels of inactivity and obesity, ..

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Keywords

Alcohol Outlet Density
Built Environment
Environment Design
Public-Health
Chronic Disease
Sedentary Behavior
City Planning
Australia
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Risk Factors
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Urban Health
Humans
Motor Activity
Science & Technology

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