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Obesogenic urban form: Theory, policy and practice

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Tim Townshend, Dr Amelia Lake

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Abstract

There is a growing body of research, which suggests that many contemporary urban environments do not support healthy lifestyle choices and are implicated in the obesity pandemic. This paper reviews the evidence from this field in relation to theory, policy and practice, from three different disciplinary perspectives: urban design, geography and public health nutrition. In the UK, our development has been higher density and our urban form more varied, yet the paper concludes that it still may be making a contribution to our own obesity crisis. The dynamics of this, however, are highly complex and currently little understood.

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Author(s): Townshend T, Lake AA

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Health & Place

Year: 2009

Volume: 15

Issue: 4

Pages: 909-916

Date deposited: 14/12/2009

ISSN (print): 1353-8292

ISSN (electronic): 1873-2054

Publisher: Pergamon

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.12.002

DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.12.002

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