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    Area of Science:

    • Environmental health
    • Urban planning
    • Public health research

    Background:

    • Growing interdisciplinary research on built environment impacts on physical activity.
    • Increased use of geographic information systems (GIS) by public health and environmental design professionals.
    • Methodological challenges and lack of standardized definitions for built environment measurements.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • Propose a method for creating and documenting standardized definitions for environmental variables using GIS.
    • Aim to develop reliable and valid measures of the built environment.
    • Address inherent problems in environmental measurement software and data.

    Main Methods:

    • Developing protocols with clear conceptual bases and detailed measurement instructions.
    • Utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) for objective environmental measurement.
    • Documenting standardized definitions for environmental variables.

    Main Results:

    • Protocols demonstrate clear translation of concepts into specific measurements.
    • Examples illustrate the effectiveness of proposed protocols.

    Conclusions:

    • Presents a model for developing protocols to enable high-quality comparative research.
    • Facilitates research on environment-physical activity relationships and other public health outcomes.
    • Promotes standardized, valid, and reliable environmental measurements.