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标题：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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作者：Billie Giles-Corti ; Matthew Knuiman ; Terri J.Pikora 等
期刊名称：New South Wales Public Health Bulletin
印刷版ISSN：1034-7674
电子版ISSN：1834-8610
出版年度：2007
卷号：18
期号：11&12
页码：238-242
DOI：10.1071/NB07027
出版社：CSIRO Publishing
摘要：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.