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Neighbourhood Play On The Endangered: Examining Patterns In Children’S Local Activity And Mobility Using Gps Monitoring And Qualitative Gis, Janet E. Loebach, Jason A. Gilliland
Neighbourhood Play On The Endangered: Examining Patterns In Children’S Local Activity And Mobility Using Gps Monitoring And Qualitative Gis, Janet E. Loebach, Jason A. Gilliland
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Children's time and freedom for independent neighbourhood activity is severely declining, which may be adversely impacting their healthy development. This study integrates GPS activity monitoring and environmental analysis in a geographic information system with activity diaries, annotated maps, surveys, and map-enhanced interviews to conduct a deep pattern analysis of children's habitual neighbourhood behaviour (n = 23; aged 9–13 years) from each an urban and suburban school neighbourhood within London, Canada. Patterns in children's primary activities and settings, independent mobility (IM) levels, and perception and use of neighbourhood affordances are examined. Participants note a diverse range of local independent destinations, …
Built Environment Influences Of Children’S Physical Activity: Examining Differences By Neighbourhood Size And Sex, Christine A. Mitchell, Andrew F. Clark, Tom A. Adam 6612111
Built Environment Influences Of Children’S Physical Activity: Examining Differences By Neighbourhood Size And Sex, Christine A. Mitchell, Andrew F. Clark, Tom A. Adam 6612111
Human Environments Analysis Lab (HEAL)
Neighbourhoods can facilitate or constrain moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) among children by providing or restricting opportunities for MVPA. However, there is no consensus on how to define a child’s neighbourhood. This study examines the influence of the neighbourhood built environment on objectively measured MVPA among 435 children (aged 9–14 years) in London (ON, Canada). As there is no consensus on how to delineate a child’s neighbourhood, a geographic information system was used to generate measures of the neighbourhood built environment at two buffer sizes (500 m and 800 m) around each child’s home. Linear regression models with robust standard errors …