ARC Future Fellowships - Grant ID: FT140100085

Funding Activity

Website
https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/FT140100085

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Urban spaces and active ageing: understanding person-environment interactions to inform activity-friendly community design. The proportion of older adults in urban areas is rapidly growing, leading to increases in health-care costs that are associated with chronic diseases. This can be offset by creating urban environments that support an active lifestyle across mid-to-late adulthood. How urban community designs shape the physical activity of this understudied age group is unclear. Using a suite of national and international epidemiological studies, This project aims to identify the optimal mix and spatial distribution of destinations (facilities and places to visit) for active ageing, while taking into account factors that define one’s ability and willingness to visit these destinations. This will inform public policy and activity-friendly community design.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2015

End Date: 12-2018

Funding Scheme: ARC Future Fellowships

Funding Amount: $922,114.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Epidemiology | Preventive Medicine | Built Environment and Design not elsewhere classified | Public Health and Health Services |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Behaviour and Health | Preventive Medicine | Environmental Health

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