Can the impact on health of a government policy designed to create more liveable neighbourhoods be evaluated? an overview of the RESIDential Environment Project Giles-Corti, Billie, Knuiman, Matthew, Pikora, Terri J., Van Neil, Kimberly, Timperio, Anna, Bull, Fiona L.C., Shilton, Trevor and Bulsara, Max 2007, Can the impact on health of a government policy designed to create more liveable neighbourhoods be evaluated? an overview of the RESIDential Environment Project, N.S.W. public health bulletin, vol. 18, no. 11 - 12, pp. 238-242, doi: 10.1071/NB07027. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Can the impact on health of a government policy designed to create more liveable neighbourhoods be evaluated? an overview of the RESIDential Environment Project Author(s) Giles-Corti, Billie Knuiman, Matthew Pikora, Terri J. Van Neil, Kimberly Timperio, Anna orcid.org/0000-0002-8773-5012 Bull, Fiona L.C. Shilton, Trevor Bulsara, Max Journal name N.S.W. public health bulletin Volume number 18 Issue number 11 - 12 Start page 238 End page 242 Publisher Department of Health, N.S.W. Place of publication Sydney, N.S.W. Publication date 2007 ISSN 1034-7674 1444-8262 Summary There 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. Language eng DOI 10.1071/NB07027 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2007, CSIRO Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30021940 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Link to Related Work Can the impact on health of a government policy designed to create more liveable neighbourhoods be evaluated? an overview of the RESIDential Environment Project (deposited 07-08-2022) NSW Department of Health Publisher (deposited 23-04-2013)   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 11:02:09 EST Mon, 08 Feb 2010, 14:48:26 EST Mon, 08 Feb 2010, 14:50:12 EST Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 08:10:53 EST Fri, 05 Aug 2011, 16:57:33 EST Tue, 21 May 2013, 12:28:09 EST Tue, 21 May 2013, 12:29:42 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 14:12:44 EST Thu, 07 Nov 2019, 08:41:13 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 15 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 967 Abstract Views, 1 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 18 Jan 2010, 11:02:09 EST