Date of Award
Spring 1-8-2026
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
February 2026
Department
Urban and Regional Planning
College Granting Degree
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Department Granting Degree
Urban and Regional Planning
Degree Name
Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP)
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Yanmei Li
Abstract
Obesity, depression and social isolation rates are an increasing worry in the United States. As planners, we help shape the built environment, which can influence a person’s health outcomes. To assess the effects the built environment has on health outcomes, this paper looks at the percentage of park space, the population density and the national walk index score, combined with several demographic and socioeconomic variables in the Metropolitan Miami region. The study uses the spatial autoregression results of the variables on each health measurement to determine the connection with each health outcome. Despite initial hypotheses that the built environment leads to better health outcomes, the results show that health outcomes may be better explained by socioeconomic and demographic variables, particularly poverty and income.
Recommended Citation
Hoehing, Jared Sanchez, "THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON HEALTH OUTCOMES IN METROPOLITAN MIAMI" (2026). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 314.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general/314