The Shape We're In: Link Between Health and Sprawl Makes 'Smart'.... Nora Macaluso.
by Macaluso, Nora; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 13Health. Publisher: KRT News Service, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): City planning | Community development | Exercise | Health behavior | Obesity | Suburban sprawl | WalkingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For decades, environmentalists, walking and biking advocates and neighborhood activists have been trying with small success to stop urban sprawl and encourage planners to think 'fewer cars, more walking.' But now physicians and scientists also are turning their attention toward developing communities to advance the cause of 'active living'--daily physical movement, the easier and more natural, the better." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article discusses the importance of planning new communities that encourage exercise and outdoor activities by building sidewalks for walking and biking and by building near shopping and business areas.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: The Shape We're In: Link Between Health and Sprawl Makes 'Smart'..., May 27, 2003; pp. n.p..
"For decades, environmentalists, walking and biking advocates and neighborhood activists have been trying with small success to stop urban sprawl and encourage planners to think 'fewer cars, more walking.' But now physicians and scientists also are turning their attention toward developing communities to advance the cause of 'active living'--daily physical movement, the easier and more natural, the better." (KRT NEWS SERVICE) This article discusses the importance of planning new communities that encourage exercise and outdoor activities by building sidewalks for walking and biking and by building near shopping and business areas.
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