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Land use proportion and walking: Application of isometric substitution analysis
Sugiyama, Takemi Rachele, Jerome N. Gunn, Lucy D. Burton, Nicola W. Brown, Wendy J. Turrell, Gavin
Sugiyama, Takemi
Rachele, Jerome N.
Gunn, Lucy D.
Burton, Nicola W.
Brown, Wendy J.
Turrell, Gavin
Abstract
Entropy measures of land use mix are a commonly used component of walkability. However, they present methodological challenges, and studies on their associations with walking have produced mixed findings. This study examined associations of the proportion of discrete land uses with walking, using isometric substitution models that take the complementary nature of land use proportions into account. Analysis of data collected from middle-aged adults living in Brisbane, Australia (n = 10,794) found that replacing residential or other land with commercial land was associated with higher levels of walking. The isometric substitution approach may explain the potential impact of land use changes on residents’ walking.
Keywords
environment, land use mix, neighborhood, physical activity
Date
2019
Type
Journal article
Journal
Health and Place
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Volume
57
Issue
Page Range
352-357
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