Browsing by Author "McCann, Barbara"

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    Active Living Research: Designing for Active Recreation
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2005-02) McCann, Barbara
    Summarizes research on environmental factors that encourage recreational physical activity, including access to facilities; safe, pleasant surroundings; and walkable neighborhoods. Explores the importance of activity-friendly environments for seniors.
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    Active Living Research: Designing for Active Transportation
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2005-02) McCann, Barbara
    Summarizes research on environmental factors that determine whether residents drive, take public transit, walk, or bike. Explores issues of proximity, connectivity, and density, as well as the impact of walkable communities on residents' health.
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    Community Design for Healthy Eating: How Land Use and Transportation Solutions Can Help
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2006) McCann, Barbara
    Examines how the built environment — land use and lack of grocery stores, poor transportation systems, and sprawling development — limits access to healthy foods in low-income, inner-city neighborhoods. Profiles efforts to improve food access.