Walking : Simple But Healthy

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Table of contents

1. Introduction
1.1 Research Objectives
1.2 The Structure of the Thesis
2. Background
2.1 Obesity
2.1.1 Impacts of Obesity on Health
2.1.2 Economic Consequences of Obesity
2.1.3 The Case of New York City
2.1.4 Benefits of Physical Activity on Health
2.2 Walking: Simple But Healthy
2.2.1 Walkability and Neighborhood Characteristics
2.2.2 Measurable Neighborhood Characteristics
2.3 New York City, Obesity and Walkability: Previous Studies and Modeling Attempts
3. Study Area and Data Description
3.1 Study Area
3.2 Data Description
3.2.1 Points of Interest and Facilities
3.2.2 Zonal Data
3.2.3 Auxiliary Data
3.2.4 Data Created for the Study
3.3 Spatial Units of Analysis
4. Methodology
4.1 Preparation of Land-use Map and Street Junction Map
4.2 Density – Household Density
4.3 Diversity
4.4 Connectivity
4.5 Proximity
4.6 Environmental Friendliness – Sidewalk Roadbed Ratio (SRR)
4.7 Commercial Density – Retail Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
4.8 Calculating Walkability Index
5. Results and Discussion
5.1 New York City Land-Use Map
5.2 Household Density
5.3 Diversity
5.4 Connectivity
5.5 Proximity
5.6 Environmental Friendliness for Walking
5.7 Commercial Density – Retail Floor Area
5.8 Results – Walkability of NYC
5.9 Linking Obesity with Walkability
5.10 Limitations
5.11 Validating the Walkability Index
5.12 Further Development of Walkability Methods
6. Conclusion
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