The systematic review on physical activity in urban neighborhoods

• Main Authors: Rad, Vahid Bigdeli, Najafpour, Hamed, Ngah, Ibrahim, Shieh, Esmaeil, Rad, Hamid Bigdeli
• Format: Article
• Published: Zhengzhou University 2014
• Subjects: TH Building construction
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/63027/; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286023324_The_systematic_review_on_safety_in_urban_neighborhoods
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

Physical activity considers as factor to make the urban neighborhoods more vibrant and alive. Besides of the physical activity's advantages for urban neighborhoods in urbanization fields, the health advantages highlighted by many scholars as one other important advantage of existing physical activity in urban neighborhoods. Based on the significance of physical activity in urban neighborhoods, this review article aims on establishing the factors associating with physical activity improvement or failures in urban neighborhoods. To do so, 25 research articles associating with physical activity in urban neighborhoods were evoked and reviewed. Despite of the existing result's inconsistencies, the significant factors affecting physical activity in urban neighborhoods are revealed. Most of undertaken articles that were focused on statistical strategies were validated and reliable physical activity is standardized. Moreover, the possible moderation of effects are surely investigated and warranted.