Fat city: Questioning the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity

被引：126

作者：

Eid, Jean ^{[2
]}

Overman, Henry G. ^{[1
,3
,4
]}

Puga, Diego ^{[4
,5
,6
]}

Turner, Matthew A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] London Sch Econ, Dept Geog & Environm, London WC2A 2AE, England

[2] Univ Toronto, Dept Econ, Toronto, ON M5S 3G7, Canada

[3] Ctr Econ Performance, Washington, DC USA

[4] Ctr Econ Policy Res, Washington, DC USA

[5] Madrid Inst Adv Studies IMDEA, Madrid, Spain

[6] Univ Carlos III Madrid, Dept Econ, E-28903 Getafe, Spain

来源：

JOURNAL OF URBAN ECONOMICS | 2008年 / 63卷 / 02期

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会;

关键词：

urban sprawl; obesity; selection effects;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jue.2007.12.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We study the relationship between urban sprawl and obesity. Using data that tracks individuals over time, we find no evidence that urban sprawl causes obesity. We show that previous findings of a positive relationship most likely reflect a failure to properly control for the fact the individuals who are more likely to be obese choose to live in more sprawling neighborhoods. Our results indicate that current interest in changing the built environment to counter the rise in obesity is misguided. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：385 / 404

页数：20

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