Park access affects physical activity:: new evidence from geolocated Twitter data analysis

• Chuo Lia ^[1] ; Jing Zhaob ^[2] ; Junjun Yinc ^[2] ; Guangqing Chi ^[2]
  1. [1] Mississippi State University

     Mississippi State University

     Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Pennsylvania State University

     Pennsylvania State University

     Borough of State College, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of urban design, ISSN 1357-4809, ISSN-e 1469-9664, Nº. 28, 3, 2023, págs. 316-335
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This study analysed the association between park access and phy-sical activity in an urban context by extracting tweets from the social media platform Twitter. The results show that areas within a 0.5-mile distance to a park correlate with more physical activity than areas farther than that. Park type might be an essential med-iator for the correlation between park size and physical activity. This study suggests that geolocated Twitter data are a viable source of information for researchers inquiring about factors related to urban open space that can contribute to public health.