Light to moderate physical activity, which includes walking, is associated with positive effects on and mental health. However, concerning health, social environmental factors are likely play an important role in this association. This study investigates person-place interactions between characteristics (greenness, interaction) momentary affective states during walking episodes. A within-subject design implemented, assessed while participants outside.

Abstract Background Living in urban environments is associated with several health risks (e.g., noise, and air pollution). However, there are also beneficial aspects such as various opportunities for social activities, which might increase levels of participation (physically) active mobility that turn have positive effects on well-being. how the environment, mobility, not well established. This study investigates moderating effect low vs. high walkability neighborhoods associations between...

Abstract In this paper we discuss evidence on new socio-spatial patterns in the relation between urban and suburban areas due to involuntary outward residential mobility of low-income households from central areas. Our findings build upon research three German cities a comparative perspective, with interviews local experts providing main source information. For analysing decentralisation or suburbanisation poverty processes focus role housing market, settlement changes, social security...

Fußgängerfreundliche und bewegungsanimierende Stadtstrukturen (Walkability) bieten Menschen die Möglichkeit, ihre alltäglichen Wege zu Fuß statt mit dem Pkw zurückzulegen. Eine aktive körperliche Mobilität fördert Gesundheit gilt als Voraussetzung für vitale nachbarschaftliche Sozialstrukturen. Der Einsatz datenbasierter Walkability-Bewertungswerkzeuge ermöglicht der Stadt- Verkehrsplanung in einer einfachen Vorabanalyse, Defiziträume Fußgängerfreundlichkeit im Stadtraum identifizieren...

Background Walking behavior is positively associated with physiological and mental health as much evidence has already shown. also becoming a critical issue for promotion in urban environments it the most often used form of active mobility helps to replace carbon dioxide emissions from motorized forms transport. It therefore contributes mitigate negative effects climate change heat islands within cities. However, promote walking among dwellers utilize its health-enhancing potential, we need...

In the last decade, an increase of rate persons at-risk-of-poverty as well sharply rising rental prices could be observed in German cities. The at-risk-poverty can essentially attributed to low-wage sector. For this reason, it is no longer sufficient only refer social welfare benefit recipients (i. e. administrative poverty) when analysing poverty Germany. a research project, we therefore referred purchasing power indicator order extend debate from monetary and thus also include poor...

The question of whether 21st-century urbanization dynamics are leading to a suburbanization poverty in Western city regions has been on the agenda spatial researchers and housing policymakers for over decade now. Persistent reurbanization trends putting increased pressure inner-city markets, resulting affordability problems low-income households. Evidence from US UK shows that financing mechanisms real estate sector were severely disrupted aftermath financial crisis 2009 subsequent years,...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Walking behavior is positively associated with physiological and mental health as much evidence has already shown. also becoming a critical issue for promotion in urban environments it the most often used form of active mobility helps to replace carbon dioxide emissions from motorized forms transport. It therefore contributes mitigate negative effects climate change heat islands within cities. However, promote walking dwellers utilize its enhancing potential,...