TY - JOUR
T1 - Built environments for physical activity
T2 - a longitudinal descriptive analysis of Sao Paulo city, Brazil
AU - Teixeira, Inaian Pignatti
AU - Barbosa, João Paulo dos Anjos Souza
AU - Barrozo, Ligia Vizeu
AU - Hino, Adriano Akira Ferreira
AU - Nakamura, Priscila Missaki
AU - Andrade, Douglas Roque
AU - Mavoa, Suzanne
AU - Turrell, Gavin
AU - Reis, Rodrigo Siqueira
AU - Florindo, Alex Antonio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Funding Information:
We received external funding from the Sao Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil (funding number 2017/17049–3 and 2020/01312-0). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views from FAPESP. Funders do not have any role in the execution of the study nor the interpretation or report of the results. IPT is receiving a research fellowship from the Minas Gerais State University. SM was supported by a University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Research Fellowship. AAF is receiving a research fellowship from the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) (grant 309301/2020-3). RSR was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (number U48DP006395) and the Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The findings and conclusions in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official positions of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - City policies and plans play an important role in promoting physical activity through changes in the urban design and transportation systems. The objectives of this study were to describe longitudinal changes in the built environment relevant to leisure-time physical activity and active travel in Sao Paulo city, Brazil, between 2015 and 2020; to describe these changes according to regions of the city, census tracts’ income, and buffer zones around the residences of participants in a cohort. Using data from public online libraries, cross-checked with the specific municipal and state secretariats, the following were measured: public squares, parks, sports facilities, community clubs, outdoor gyms, bike paths, train or subway stations, bus terminals, and primary health care units. To quantify these attributes around the residences, four different buffers: 500 m and 1000 m radial buffers and 500 m and 1000 m network buffers were adopted. An increase was observed in outdoor gyms (+109.6%), bike paths (+67.7%), train or subway stations, bus terminals (+15.4%), sports facilities (+12.0%), and public squares (+8.7%). However, the changes differed according to the region, census tract income, and residential area. The results can serve to foster a discussion on the effects of local policies being executed. In addition, this study highlights important disparities in cities through the different levels evaluated.
AB - City policies and plans play an important role in promoting physical activity through changes in the urban design and transportation systems. The objectives of this study were to describe longitudinal changes in the built environment relevant to leisure-time physical activity and active travel in Sao Paulo city, Brazil, between 2015 and 2020; to describe these changes according to regions of the city, census tracts’ income, and buffer zones around the residences of participants in a cohort. Using data from public online libraries, cross-checked with the specific municipal and state secretariats, the following were measured: public squares, parks, sports facilities, community clubs, outdoor gyms, bike paths, train or subway stations, bus terminals, and primary health care units. To quantify these attributes around the residences, four different buffers: 500 m and 1000 m radial buffers and 500 m and 1000 m network buffers were adopted. An increase was observed in outdoor gyms (+109.6%), bike paths (+67.7%), train or subway stations, bus terminals (+15.4%), sports facilities (+12.0%), and public squares (+8.7%). However, the changes differed according to the region, census tract income, and residential area. The results can serve to foster a discussion on the effects of local policies being executed. In addition, this study highlights important disparities in cities through the different levels evaluated.
KW - active transportation
KW - Built environment
KW - cohort
KW - inequality
KW - leisure-time physical activity
KW - monitoring
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85141023909&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23748834.2022.2127173
DO - 10.1080/23748834.2022.2127173
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85141023909
SN - 2374-8834
VL - 7
SP - 137
EP - 147
JO - Cities and Health
JF - Cities and Health
IS - 1
ER -
