Built environment assessment: Multidisciplinary perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Context

As obesity has become increasingly widespread, scientists seek better ways to assess and modify built and social environments to positively impact health. The applicable methods and concepts draw on multiple disciplines and require collaboration and cross-learning. This paper describes the results of an expert team׳s analysis of how key disciplinary perspectives contribute to environmental context-based assessment related to obesity, identifies gaps, and suggests opportunities to encourage effective advances in this arena.

Evidence acquisition

A team of experts representing diverse disciplines convened in 2013 to discuss the contributions of their respective disciplines to assessing built environments relevant to obesity prevention. The disciplines include urban plan

SUBMITTER: Glanz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5757767 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature