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Oriol Marquet , Jana A. Hirsch , Jacqueline Kerr , Marta M. Jankowska , Jonathan A. Mitchell , Jaime E. Hart , Francine Laden , J. Aaron Hipp , Peter James ·

YOU? · · 2022 · Open Access · · DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107317 · OA: W4281386281

This study contributes evidence that higher levels of physical activity occur in environments with more dense, diverse, and well-connected built environments, and with higher amounts of vegetation. These data suggest that urban planners, landscape architects, and policy makers should implement and evaluate environmental interventions to encourage higher levels of physical activity.