Obesity and Neighborhood Features (8-18-08)
A study of pre-Baby Boomers/ early Baby Boomers (ages 50-75) living in Portland Oregon indicates that certain neighborhood features are related to increased obesity among residents.
A study of pre-Baby Boomers/ early Baby Boomers (ages 50-75) living in Portland Oregon indicates that certain neighborhood features are related to increased obesity among residents.
Fawcett and his colleagues provide details to flesh out the long acknowledged differences in the visual preferences of architects and building users.
Nisbet, Zelenski, and Murphy have identified relationships between connection to the natural world and personality.
People who live in older neighborhoods (built before 1950) tend to be healthier than people who live in newer neighborhoods.
Vacant lots can benefit the humans living around them, according to a recent report by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE).
The UK’s Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has prepared an insightful report profiling ways that public spaces can be designed to accommodate global warming.
Years ago, researchers determined that people were apt to consider individuals living in neighboring homes to be their friends.
Does having a mobile phone make us safer? Does a cell phone lead us to behave in a safer way?
Parents often restrict the amount of time that children play outside because of concerns about traffic safety in their neighborhoods.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has prepared a comprehensive tool that can be used to assess the quality of the design of homes and neighborhoods.