Purpose: Studies report an association between neighborhood risk and both obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR) among adolescents. Here we describe the effect of perceived neighborhood risk on adiposity and CMR ...

O artigo é produto de três pesquisas de vitimização realizadas em Marília/SP, entre os anos de 2001 e 2008, com o objetivo de conhecer a dinâmica do crime sob a ótica da vítima real (objetiva) e captar os sentimentos de ...

he general content of this chapter focuses on the technological risks that underlie the technological era and the consequences of inappropriate use by some population groups with a low perception of the risk of their actions ...

The fear of crime figure as one of many strong characteristics in urban areas, and has increasingly become a central theme in speeches of various social groups, such as journalists, politics, researches and the general ...

Security perception and Fear of Crime (FoC) in urban scenarios have the potential to affect travel behavior, changing people’s travel choices and patterns. In this sense, the feeling of being “safe” or “at-risk” in public ...