摘要
Abstract
The impact of the built environment on public health is increasingly attracting attention in global health and planning research and practice. Using an ecological approach applying spatial concepts and methods, the study of health and behavior has been stretched in a broader social and environmental context. For example, the impact of the natural and built environment on physical activity has been studied through the application of the geographic information system (GIS), global positioning system (GPS), and remote sensing technology. This paper aims to 1) review the literature on the application of spatial technology in the association of the built environment, physical activity, and public health to identify the focused research areas over the past 16 years; 2) summarize current research limitations and challenges, and make recommendations. This paper covers the literature on urban planning and design, geography, and public health in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science. Our results show that while existing studies incorporated the D variables of the built environment extensively, more research are needed on the age, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, food environment, and street scale urban design.关键词
公共健康/城市规划/规划空间技术Key words
Public health/Urban planning/Spatial technology分类
建筑与水利
