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References

  1. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 2002.

  2. Ogden CL, Carroll MD, Curtin LR, et al. “Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in the United States, 1999-2004.” Journal of the American Medical Association, 295 (13):1549-1555, 2006.

  3. The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity. Washington, DC: US Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, 2001. Available at: http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/calltoaction/toc.htm.

  4. Available at http://www.worldhungeryear.org/fslc.

  5. Transportation and Food: The Importance of Access. Center for Food and Justice, Urban Environmental Policy Institute, October 2002. Available at: http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/publications/transportation_and_food.pdf.

  6. A Nation at Risk – Childhood Obesity Sourcebook - (Physical activity levels among children aged 9–13 years — United States,2002. MMWR 2003;52[33]:785–8) and (National Center for Health Statistics. National Health Interview Survey, 1999–2001).

  7. Sherer P. The Benefits of Parks: Why America Needs More City Parks and Open Space. The Trust For Public Land, 2006. Available at: http://www.tpl.org/content_documents/parks_for_people_Jul2005.pdf.

  8. Glenn, JL. Environment-based Education: Creating Higher Performance Schools and Students. The National Environmental Education & Training Foundation, 2000. Available at: http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/ content_storage_01/0000019b/80/16/e4/44.pdf.

  9. Landsberg H. The Urban Climate. New York: Academic Press, 1981.

  10. Pirog R, Van Pelt T, Enshayan K, et al. Food, Fuel, and Freeways: An Iowa perspective on how far food travels, fuel usage and greenhouse gas emissions. Iowa State University: Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 2006. Available at: http://www.leopold.iastate.edu/pubs/staff/ppp/food_mil.pdf.

  11. Rudd H, Vala J, and Schaefer V. “Importance of Backyard Habitat in a Comprehensive Biodiversity Conservation Strategy: A Connectivity Analysis of Urban Green Spaces.” Restoration Ecology. 10(2): 368, June 2002.

  12. Been V, and Voicu I. The Effect of Community Gardens on Neighboring Property Values. New York: New York University, 2006. Available at: http://furmancenter.nyu.edu/publications/documents/Community_ Gardens_Paper_Aug3_2006f.pdf.

  13. Kuo, F.E., Sullivan, W.C., Coley, R.L., et al. “Fertile ground for community: Inner-city neighborhood common spaces.” American Journal of Community Psychology, 26(6): 823-851, 1998.

  14. Crowe, T. Advanced Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (Seminar Notes). Louisville, Kentucky: American Crime Prevention Institute, 2003. Available at: http://www.ncpc.gov.sg/pdf /CPTED%20Guidebook.pdf.

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