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Can the impact on health of a government policy designed to create more liveable neighbourhoods be evaluated? an overview of the RESIDential Environment Project
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posted on 2007-01-01, 00:00 authored by B Giles-Corti, M Knuiman, T Pikora, K Van Neil, Anna TimperioAnna Timperio, F Bull, T Shilton, M BulsaraThere is growing interest in the impact of community design on the health of residents. In 1998, the Western Australian Government began a trial of new subdivision design codes (i.e. Liveable Neighbourhoods Community Design Code) aimed at creating pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods to increase walking, cycling and public transport use. The trial provided a unique opportunity for a natural experiment to evaluate the impact of a government planning policy on residents. Nevertheless, evaluations of this kind present a number of methodological challenges in obtaining the highest quality evidence possible. This paper describes the RESIDential Environment Project’s study design and discusses how various methodological challenges were overcome.
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N.S.W. public health bulletinVolume
18Issue
11 - 12Pagination
238 - 242Publisher
Department of Health, N.S.W.Location
Sydney, N.S.W.Publisher DOI
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1034-7674eISSN
1444-8262Language
engPublication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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