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Table 2 Synthesis of built environment associations with active transport

From: A systematic review on the associations between the built environment and adult’s physical activity in global tropical and subtropical climate regions

11D-category

Sub-category

Perceived

Objective

Total

 

+

0

-

+

0

-

+

0

-

Demand

management

Parking restrictions

 

1

1

      

Parking support

 

1

       

Demand management total

0

2

1

0

0

0

0

2

1

Density

 

1

5

0

4

18

1

5

23

1

Design

Connectivity

2

15

1

7

8

    

Walking/cycling infrastructure

2

21

 

4

8

    

Lot layout

   

2

2

    

Total favorable features

4

36

1

13

18

0

17

54

1

Unfavorable connectivity features

  

2

1

11

    

Unfavorable walking/cycling infrastructure

 

3

       

Total unfavorable features

0

3

2

1

11

0

1

14

2

Design total

      

19

68

2

Desirability

General safety

2

4

1

      

Crime safety

2

10

       

Traffic safety

6

18

  

3

    

Aesthetics

1

16

       

Total favorable features

11

48

1

0

3

0

11

51

1

Compromised general safety

 

2

       

Criminality and crime concerns

 

14

1

 

3

    

Traffic hazards and concerns

 

9

3

 

3

    

Unfavorable aesthetics

 

2

       

Total unfavorable features

0

27

4

 

6

 

0

33

4

Desirability total

      

15

84

1

Destination accessibility

Destination mix

3

5

 

1

4

    

Parks, natural features, and public open space

2

6

 

4

14

    

Public transport

3

1

 

3

7

    

Recreational facilities

 

2

 

1

     

Shops and services for daily living

4

7

 

2

2

    

Walking/cycling infrastructure

1

        

Friendly topography

 

1

1

      

Total favorable features

13

23

1

11

27

0

24

49

1

Inaccessible public transport

2

        

Inaccessible walking/cycling infrastructure

 

1

       

Unfriendly topography

 

6

  

1

    

Total unfavorable features

2

7

0

0

1

0

2

8

0

Destination accessibility total

      

24

57

3

Destination proximity

Proximate destination mix

2

  

1

     

Proximate parks, natural features, and public open space

 

4

 

3

14

    

Proximate recreational facilities

 

5

  

1

    

Proximate shops and services for daily living

 

2

  

11

    

Proximate sport and exercise facilities

    

1

    

Proximate school/work

    

4

1

   

Total favorable features

2

11

0

4

31

1

6

42

1

Proximate unfavorable destinations

    

1

    

Distance to recreational facilities

 

2

  

5

    

Distance to parks, natural features, and public open space

    

1

    

Distance to shops and services for daily living

    

3

2

   

Distance to school/work

  

1

 

2

    

General travel distance or time

  

3

      

Total unfavorable features

0

2

4

0

12

2

0

14

6

Destination proximity total

      

12

56

1

Disaster mitigation

General greenery

1

1

  

2

    

Trees and shade

1

  

1

4

    

Parks and park area

    

4

    

Disaster mitigation total

2

1

0

1

10

0

3

11

0

Distance to public transport

  

2

  

13

 

0

15

0

Diverse housing and land use

 

2

3

0

2

19

0

4

22

0

Multi-component category

General environment supportive of physical activity

3

4

  

2

    

Walkability and walking-friendly environment

4

2

 

14

7

    

New urbanist designed development

   

10

16

1

   

Total favorable features

7

6

0

24

25

1

31

31

1

General environment compromising physical activity

 

1

    

0

1

0

Multicomponent category total

      

31

32

1

  1. Note “+” = positive relationship / supports physical activity, “0” = null relationship, “-“ = negative relationship / compromises physical activity