Children's mobility and environmental exposures in urban landscapes: A cross-sectional study of 10-11 year old Scottish children.

ABSTRACT: Research into how the environment affects health and related behaviour is typically limited in at least two ways: it represents the environment to which people are exposed using fixed areal units, and, it focuses on one or two environmental characteristics only. This study developed a methodology for describing children's mobility and the complexity of their environmental exposure across a 1934 km² study area, including urban, suburban and rural zones. It conceptualised and modelled this area as a landscape, comprised of spatially discrete amenities, infrastructure features, differing land covers/use and broader environmental contexts. The model used a 25 m² grid system (∼3 million cells). For each cell, there was detailed built-environment information. We joined data

SUBMITTER: Olsen JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6411928 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature