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View article: Food Insecurity, Walkability, and Social Determinants of Health: A Cross-Sectional, County-Level Study of Associations with Maternal and Infant Mortality in the United States
Food Insecurity, Walkability, and Social Determinants of Health: A Cross-Sectional, County-Level Study of Associations with Maternal and Infant Mortality in the United States Open
Background: Compared to other high-income countries, US women face higher maternal and infant mortality rates. Methods: This study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine cross-sectional, county-level associations between struct…
View article: Ride-Hailing vs. Fixed-Route: Preferences of the Transit-Dependent Populations in U.S. Urbanized Areas
Ride-Hailing vs. Fixed-Route: Preferences of the Transit-Dependent Populations in U.S. Urbanized Areas Open
Transportation inequality poses significant challenges in car-dependent cities in the US, especially for Transit-Dependent Populations (TDPs) who rely on public transportation to meet their travel requirements. Research indicates that desp…
View article: Growth Management Effectiveness: A Literature Review
Growth Management Effectiveness: A Literature Review Open
Although growth management programs have many purposes, a critical one is to contain urban and suburban sprawl. Their efficacy in this regard is not well understood. In this paper, we review a comprehensive set of growth management tools, …
View article: Growth Management Effectiveness: A Literature Review
Growth Management Effectiveness: A Literature Review Open
Although growth management programs have many purposes, a critical one is to contain urban and suburban sprawl. Their efficacy in this regard is not well understood. In this paper, we review a comprehensive set of growth management tools, …
View article: Subway Ridership, Crowding, or Population Density: Determinants of COVID-19 Infection Rates in New York City
Subway Ridership, Crowding, or Population Density: Determinants of COVID-19 Infection Rates in New York City Open
Point-of-interest destinations not only could facilitate the spread of virus to other parts of the city (through indirect effects) but also were significantly associated with the higher infection rate in their immediate neighborhoods durin…
View article: Does Density Aggravate the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Does Density Aggravate the COVID-19 Pandemic? Open
Problem, research strategy, and findings: The impact of density on emerging highly contagious infectious diseases has rarely been studied. In theory, dense areas lead to more face-to-face interaction among residents, which makes them poten…
View article: Compact Development and BMI for Young Adults
Compact Development and BMI for Young Adults Open
Problem, research strategy, and findings: The literature widely reports a statistical association between the built environment and obesity. What is less clear is the reason for the association. Is it environmental determinism—the effect o…
View article: Guidelines for a Polycentric Region to Reduce Vehicle Use and Increase Walking and Transit Use
Guidelines for a Polycentric Region to Reduce Vehicle Use and Increase Walking and Transit Use Open
Problem, research strategy, and findings: The monocentric development pattern in the Alonso–Mills–Muth model underpinned theoretical discussions of urban form in the 1960s and 1970s and truly dominated theory up to the point when Joel Garr…
View article: A National Study on Transportation Affordability of HUD Housing Assistance Programs
A National Study on Transportation Affordability of HUD Housing Assistance Programs Open
This national study is an effort to measure transportation costs and affordability for the major Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance programs since the transportation costs are the second largest expense of American hous…
View article: Individuals’ Demand for Ride-hailing Services: Investigating the Combined Effects of Attitudinal Factors, Land Use, and Travel Attributes on Demand for App-based Taxis in Tehran, Iran
Individuals’ Demand for Ride-hailing Services: Investigating the Combined Effects of Attitudinal Factors, Land Use, and Travel Attributes on Demand for App-based Taxis in Tehran, Iran Open
Despite the growing body of research on ride-hailing travel behaviors in Western countries, empirical evidence for changes in travel patterns resulting from the use of app-based services in developing countries remains rare. This study exp…
View article: Examining the Relationship between Urban Design Qualities and Walking Behavior: Empirical Evidence from Dallas, TX
Examining the Relationship between Urban Design Qualities and Walking Behavior: Empirical Evidence from Dallas, TX Open
This study examines the relationship between street-level urban design perceptual qualities and walking behavior in the City of Dallas. While the city has the potential to experience growth in pedestrian activities, it exhibits a very low …
View article: Conceptual Metaphor and its Functions in the Religious Texts; A linguistic Approach to Metaphor. [In Persian]
Conceptual Metaphor and its Functions in the Religious Texts; A linguistic Approach to Metaphor. [In Persian] Open
Conceptual metaphor is an important theory in linguistics. Unlike traditional metaphor, conceptual metaphor not only has an aesthetic structure as a merely linguistic property, but is also considered as a cognitive phenomenon based on thin…
View article: Associations between Urban Sprawl and Life Expectancy in the United States
Associations between Urban Sprawl and Life Expectancy in the United States Open
In recent years, the United States has had a relatively poor performance with respect to life expectancy compared to the other developed nations. Urban sprawl is one of the potential causes of the high rate of mortality in the United State…
View article: 16-08 Does Location Matter? Performance Analysis of the Affordable Housing Programs in Dallas-Fort Worth
16-08 Does Location Matter? Performance Analysis of the Affordable Housing Programs in Dallas-Fort Worth Open
On June 2015, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs lost a case in the U.S. Supreme Court due to their failure to provide equitable affordable housing under the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. The U.S. Suprem…
View article: Does urban sprawl hold down upward mobility?
Does urban sprawl hold down upward mobility? Open
Contrary to the general perception, the United States has a much more class-bound society than other wealthy countries. The chance of upward mobility for Americans is just half that of the citizens of the Denmark and many other European co…