Analyzing the effects of nature exposure on perceived satisfaction with running routes: An activity path-based measure approach

Safety perceptions in university campuses: the role of environment

“…The public participation GIS (PPGIS) approach has been broadly applied in the field of public participation (Brown and Kyttä, 2014), study of ecosystem services (Fagerholm et al, 2019), landscape management (Plieninger et al, 2019) and active living (Ramezani et al, 2019). The methodology has also been used in the place-based study of environmental health promotion (Huang et al, 2022;Kyttä et al, 2014) since it can potentially incorporate the localized information about human perceptions with the characteristics of specific physical environment. This location-based knowledge from respondents can be utilized to conduct joint analysis of personal-based and place-based data collected by PPGIS method together with other geographic data (Kajosaari and Pasanen, 2021).…”

Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Running in Metro Vancouver: A Preliminary Analysis

“…A growing amount of literature reports a similar relationship, concluding that green space increases the likelihood of physical activity which improves the wellbeing of urban communities [ 24 , 25 , 71 , 72 , 73 ]. Similarly, blue space is associated with increased running and has been linked to higher satisfaction within a running environment [ 27 , 30 , 31 , 74 , 75 ]. Green and blue space had a significant positive association on running popularity even though less than 33% of Strava segments were contiguous with these environments.…”

“…A growing body of literature highlights similar health benefits from blue spaces, which are water bodies such as rivers, lakes and the oceans [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. It is no surprise then that studies report that runners prefer greener and bluer routes [ 27 , 28 , 31 ]. A number of surveys found runners prefer routes that are quiet, close to green space, and have comfortable surfaces [ 1 , 3 , 32 , 33 ].…”

The effects of street environment features on road running: An analysis using crowdsourced fitness tracker data and machine learning

“…It has been demonstrated that high-quality green–blue space increase opportunities for citizens to jog outdoors (Karusisi et al, 2012; Schuurman et al, 2021). Blue spaces (including lakes, rivers, and landscaped ponds) are considered to be a visually appealing natural element that can boost the road running (Huang et al, 2022; 2023; Schuurman et al, 2021; Tan et al, 2021). Studies have found that the duration of physical activity on greenways is related to the distance between settlements, with proximity leading to a significant increase in activity (Humpel et al, 2004; Owen et al, 2004; Zhang et al, 2013).…”

“…Zhang Ying et al investigated the relationship between the built environment and physical activity, obesity, and health among middle-aged and elderly people in Shanghai, China, using a hierarchical linear regression model, and found that for every unit increase (10%) in land-use combination, physical activity increased by 49% (Ying et al, 2015). Huang Dengkai et al assessed the impact of street environment on road running intensity through multilevel models as well as logistic regression models based on road running data collected from Strava and questionnaire data from road runners in Helsinki, Finland, and found that the blue–green space in coastal cities had a significant positive effect on running (in this case, blue spaces are mostly located along the coast) (Huang et al, 2022; 2023).…”