Gul, Yasmeen and Zahid, Sultan and Moeinaddini, Mehdi and Jokhio, Gul A. (2018) Measuring the differences of neighbourhood environment and physical activity in gated and non-gated neighbourhoods in Karachi, Pakistan. Journal of Urban Design. pp. 1-20. ISSN 1357-4809. (In Press / Online First) (In Press / Online First)
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Abstract
Neighbourhood environment (NE) is important for physical activity (PA); however, no studies have compared the NE and PA in gated neighbourhoods, especially in developing countries. Therefore, the objective of this study is to compare NE and PA between gated and non-gated neighbourhoods. Objective and subjective (n = 1042) methods and independent sample t-tests were used. Results show that all the indicators are significantly different except housing density. Vigorous Physical Activity (VPA) is higher in gated but walking is higher in non-gated neighbourhoods. Therefore, it can be concluded that gating can reduce walking habits of people living in gated neighbourhoods in developing countries.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Neighbourhood environment (NE) ; Physical activity (PA); Objective and subjective (n = 1042) |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) |
| Faculty/Division: | Faculty of Civil Engineering & Earth Resources |
| Depositing User: | Mrs. Neng Sury Sulaiman |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Feb 2019 03:53 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Feb 2019 03:53 |
| URI: | http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/23051 |
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