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Table 3 Synthesis of built environment associations with recreational physical activity

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 support

 

2

       

Parking restrictions

 

1

       

Demand management total

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

Density

 

1

5

0

2

19

1

3

24

1

Design

Connectivity

3

16

2

6

10

    

Walking/cycling infrastructure

5

27

 

2

8

    

Lot layout

   

2

2

    

Total favorable features

8

43

2

10

20

0

18

63

2

Unfavorable connectivity features

    

11

1

   

Unfavorable walking/cycling infrastructure

 

3

1

      

Total unfavorable features

0

3

1

0

11

1

0

14

2

Design total

      

20

77

2

Desirability

General safety

8

12

  

2

    

Crime safety

5

9

2

      

Traffic safety

5

22

  

3

    

Aesthetics

8

16

       

Total favorable features

26

59

2

0

5

0

26

64

2

Compromised general safety

 

3

       

Criminality and crime concerns

 

15

1

 

3

    

Traffic hazards and concerns

 

8

4

1

1

    

Unfavorable aesthetics

 

1

1

      

Total unfavorable features

0

27

6

1

4

0

1

31

6

Desirability total

      

32

95

3

Destination accessibility

Destination mix

7

6

1

1

3

    

Parks, natural features, and public open space

1

14

 

5

14

1

   

Public transport

 

1

  

8

    

Recreational facilities

 

2

 

1

     

Shops and services for daily living

2

10

 

2

2

    

Walking/cycling infrastructure

 

2

       

Friendly topography

 

2

       

Total favorable features

10

37

1

9

28

1

19

65

2

Inaccessible parks, natural features, and public open space

     

1

   

Unfriendly topography

 

8

  

1

    

Total unfavorable features

 

8

  

1

1

0

9

1

Destination accessibility total

      

20

74

2

Destination proximity

Proximate destination mix

1

2

 

1

1

    

Proximate parks, natural features, and public open space

4

8

 

2

22

1

   

Proximate school/work

   

1

4

    

Proximate recreational facilities

1

5

 

1

1

    

Proximate shops and services for daily living

 

2

1

2

9

    

Total favorable features

6

17

1

7

37

1

13

54

2

Travel time or distance

  

1

      

Proximate unfavorable destination mix

    

1

    

Distance to recreational facilities

 

1

 

1

4

    

Distance to destination mix

    

1

    

Distance to parks, natural features, and public open space

    

2

    

Distance to shops and services for daily living

    

4

1

   

Distance to school/work

    

2

    

Distance to walking/cycling infrastructure

     

1

   

Total unfavorable features

 

1

1

1

14

2

1

15

3

Destination proximity total

      

16

69

3

Disaster mitigation

General greenery

 

3

  

2

    

Trees and shade

1

1

  

5

    

Parks and park area

    

4

    

Unspecified

 

1

       

Disaster mitigation total

1

5

  

11

 

1

16

0

Distance to public transport

  

4

  

12

 

0

16

0

Diverse housing and land use

  

5

  

20

 

0

25

0

Multi-component category

General environment supportive of physical activity

9

2

  

4

    

Walkability and walking-friendly environment

2

1

 

4

15

1

   

New urbanist designed development

   

10

16

    

Total favorable features

11

3

 

14

35

1

25

38

1

General environment compromising physical activity

1

1

    

1

1

0

Multicomponent category total

      

25

39

2

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