Urban Aging

Urban Aging is a subfield of urban epidemiology that examines the biological, social, and environmental determinants of health and disease in older populations residing in urban settings, distinguishing it from broader aging studies by its focus on the health implications of urban living environments on aging populations.

1.9K

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Citations

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Authors

1.9K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

860

Parents

Urban Epidemiology

Children

Access To Social CareLife Course Perspectives On Urban AgingLoneliness In Later LifeNeighborhood Effects On AgingOlder Adult Health DisparitiesOlder ResidentsRetirement In Urban ContextsTransportation For Older AdultsUrban Environmental ExposuresWork In Urban Contexts

Publications

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Green space, urbanity, and health: how strong is the relation?

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2006 · 2K citations · Full text

Public Health, Population Health Sciences, Urban Health +17

Urban residential environments and senior citizens’ longevity in megacity areas: the importance of walkable green spaces

Takehito Takano · Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health · 2002 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Public Health, Urban Health, Urban Planning +13

Natural Environments—Healthy Environments? An Exploratory Analysis of the Relationship between Greenspace and Health

S. de Vries, Robert Verheij, Peter Groenewegen et al. · Environment and Planning A Economy and Space · 2003 · 1.3K citations · Full text

Public Health, Urban Health, Urban Studies +17

A unified theory of urban living

Luís M. A. Bettencourt, Geoffrey B. West · Nature · 2010 · 1K citations

Social Sciences, Urban Planning, Urban Studies +14

Perceived and objective environmental measures and physical activity among urban adults

Christine M. Hoehner, Laura K. Brennan Ramirez, Michael Elliott et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine · 2005 · 917 citations

Public Health, Health Behavior, Urban Health +16

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Authors

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Tine Buffel
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
20 publications · 2.4K citations
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Chris Phillipson
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
21 publications · 2.1K citations
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Ester Cerin
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
17 publications · 998 citations
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Anthony Barnett
University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
13 publications · 781 citations
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Ye Liu
Sun Yat-sen University, China
10 publications · 1.5K citations
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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
90 publications · 4.3K citations
40
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Social Science & Medicine
43 publications · 5.7K citations
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Health & Place
42 publications · 3K citations
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Cities
37 publications · 2.3K citations
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The Gerontologist
41 publications · 2K citations
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