An ecological analysis of walkability and housing affordability in Canada: Moderation by city size and neighbourhood property type composition.

ABSTRACT: The neighbourhood built environment can support the physical activity of adults regardless of their individual-level socioeconomic status. However, physical activity supportive (walkable) neighbourhoods may not be accessible to those with lower incomes if homes in walkable neighbourhoods are too expensive. The objectives of this study were: 1) to estimate the associations between neighbourhood walkability and home values in Canadian cities, and 2) to test whether these associations differ by city size and residential property type composition within neighbourhoods. We linked built environment data from the 2016 Canadian Active Living Environments (Can-ALE) index with neighbourhood-level structural home characteristics and sociodemographic data from the 2016 Canadian census for 33,026 neigh

SUBMITTER: Christie CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10231822 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature