Built environment for physical activity—An urban barometer, surveillance, and monitoring

Summary The Lancet Commission on Obesity (LCO), also known as the “syndemic commission,” states that radical changes are required to harness the common drivers of “obesity, undernutrition, and climate change.” Urban design, land use, and the built environment are few such drivers. Holding individual...

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Published in:	Obesity reviews Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. e12938 - n/a
Main Authors:	Devarajan, Raji, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Goenka, Shifalika
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.01.2020 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Barometers building construction Built Environment canopy cities City Planning - methods Climate change Construction Drinking water elderly Environmental monitoring Exercise Geriatrics Green infrastructure Health Status Indicators Humans Land use Malnutrition monitoring non‐communicable disease prevention Obesity Obesity - prevention & control obesity‐prevention Older people Parks & recreation areas pavements Physical activity Playgrounds prioritization Public Health Public transportation Ramps Schools Seats social planning Staircases Surveillance Sustainable development trees Undernutrition Urban environments Urban Health Urban planning Urban Population World Health Organization sustainable development social planning non-communicable disease prevention obesity-prevention
ISSN:	1467-7881, 1467-789X, 1467-789X
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