Moving beyond walkability : on the potential of health geography. / Andrews, Gavin J.; Hall, Edward; Evans, Bethan; Colls, Rachel.
In: Social Science and Medicine, Vol. 75, No. 11, 12.2012, p. 1925-1932.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Moving beyond walkability
T2 - on the potential of health geography
A1 - Andrews,Gavin J.
A1 - Hall,Edward
A1 - Evans,Bethan
A1 - Colls,Rachel
AU - Andrews,Gavin J.
AU - Hall,Edward
AU - Evans,Bethan
AU - Colls,Rachel
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - In the context of the substantial volume of research focused in recent years on the walkability of the built environment, this report presents some initial thoughts on what the sub-discipline of health geography might be able to contribute, beyond what it currently does, to existing debates. It is posited that at one level this contribution could be critical yet constructive, focussing on the limitations of current epistemological and methodological approaches but offering ideas on how they and others might be developed.At another level, given the limited scope of existing walkability research, a further contribution could be to pay attention to different forms of embodiment, movement activities, their relationships to health, and the places, experiences, agency and cultures involved.
AB - In the context of the substantial volume of research focused in recent years on the walkability of the built environment, this report presents some initial thoughts on what the sub-discipline of health geography might be able to contribute, beyond what it currently does, to existing debates. It is posited that at one level this contribution could be critical yet constructive, focussing on the limitations of current epistemological and methodological approaches but offering ideas on how they and others might be developed.At another level, given the limited scope of existing walkability research, a further contribution could be to pay attention to different forms of embodiment, movement activities, their relationships to health, and the places, experiences, agency and cultures involved.
KW - Walkability
KW - Embodiment
KW - Obesity
KW - Disability
KW - Movement
KW - Mobility
U2 - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.013
DO - 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.013
M1 - Article
JO - Social Science and Medicine
JF - Social Science and Medicine
SN - 0277-9536
IS - 11
VL - 75
SP - 1925
EP - 1932
ER -