Journal article
Measuring Neighborhood Order and Disorder: a Rapid Literature Review
Current environmental health reports, v 6(4), pp 316-326
01 Dec 2019
PMID: 31773497
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Abstract
Purpose of ReviewNeighborhood disorder has received attention as a determinant of health in urban contexts, through pathways that include psychosocial stress, perceived safety, and physical activity. This review provides a summary of data collection methods, descriptive terms, and specific items employed to assess neighborhood disorder/order.Recent FindingsThe proliferation of methods and terminology employed in measuring neighborhood disorder (or neighborhood order) noted over the past two decades has made related studies increasingly difficult to compare. Following a search of peer-reviewed articles published from January 1998 to May 2018, this rapid literature review identified 18 studies that described neighborhood environments, yielding 23 broad terms related to neighborhood disorder/order, and a total of 74 distinct measurable items.SummaryA majority of neighborhood disorder/order measurements were assessed using primary data collection, often relying on resident self-report or investigatory observations conducted in person or using stored images for virtual audits. Items were balanced across signs of order or disorder, and further classification was proposed based on whether items were physically observable and relatively stable over time.
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- Title
- Measuring Neighborhood Order and Disorder: a Rapid Literature Review
- Creators
- Steeve Ndjila - Drexel UniversityGina S. Lovasi - Drexel UniversityDustin Fry - Drexel UniversityAmelia A. Friche - Univ Fed Minas Gerais, Sch Med, Belo Horizonte Observ Urban Hlth, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
- Publication Details
- Current environmental health reports, v 6(4), pp 316-326
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 11
- Grant note
- Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health 205177/Z/16/Z / Salud Urbana en America Latina (SALURBAL)/Urban Health in Latin America project - Wellcome Trust
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000544904800011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85077016437
- Other Identifier
- 991019168033304721
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- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health