Refereed manuscripts (a selection*)

*my full list of publication can be viewed in My CV and/or on Scholar, Orchid or CRIS

Activity friendly environments and health

Children and adolescents

• Cain, K., Salmon, J., Conway, T.L., Cerin, E., Hinckson, E., Mitas, L., Schipperijn, J.,  Frank, L.D., Sallis, J.F., Timperio, A., Islam, M.Z., van Dyck, D., Reis, R., Dygrýn, J., Schmidt, T., Barnett, A., Anjana, R.M., Moran, M.R., Wan Muda W.A.M., Schofield, G., Oyeyemi, A., Santos, P., Molina-Garcia, J. (2021). The International Physical activity and Built Environment study in adolescents: IPEN Adolescent design, protocol and measures. in print in: BMJ Open. Link to paper.

• HaGani, N., Moran, M., Caspi, O., Plaut, P., Endevelt, R., Baron-Epel, O. (2019). The Relationships between Adolescents' Obesity, Socio-economic Status and The Built Environment: Are They City Dependent? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Link to paper.

• Cerin, E., Conway, T.L, Barnett, A., Smith, M., Veitch, J., Cain, K.L., Salonna, F., Reis, R.S., Molina-García J., Hinckson, E., Wan Muda, W.A.M., Anjana, R.M., Van Dyck, D., Oyeyemi, A.L., Timperio, A., Christiansen, L.B., Mitas, J., Mota, J., Moran, M., Islam, M.Z., Mellecker, R.R., Sallis, J.S. (2019). Development and validation of the Neighborhood Environment Walkability Scale for Youth across six continents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 16: 122. Link to paper.

• Moran. M., Rodríguez, D.A., & Corburn, J. (2018). Children's pedestrian route choice as a function of the journey's location and destination. Transportation research part D: Policy and Practice, 65, 63-81. Link to paper.

• Moran, M., Eizenberg, E., & Plaut, P. (2017). Getting to know a place: Neighborhood walkability and children's orientation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(6), 607. Link to paper.

• Moran, M., Plaut P., & Baron-Epel, O. (2016). Do children walk where they bike? Exploring environmental correlates of children's walking and biking. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 9(2), 1-23. Link to paper.

• Moran, M., Goldblat, R., Plaut, P., Endevelt, R., & Baron-Epel, O. (2015). The Socioeconomic and Spatial Dimensions of Adolescents Overweight and Obesity: The Case of Arab and Jewish Towns in Israel. Journal of Environment and Health Sciences, 1(2), 1-12. Link to paper.

General adult population

• Avila-Palencia, I., Miranda, J.J., Rodríguez, D., Moore, K., Gouveia, N., Moran, M., Caiaffa, W., Diez-Roux, A. (2022). Associations of urban environment features with hypertension and blood pressure across 230 Latin American cities.  Environmental Health Perspectives. Link to paper.

• Delcos-Alio, X., Rodríguez, D., Medina, C., Miranda, J.J., Avila,-Palencia, I., Targa, F., Moran, M.R., Sarmiento, O.L., Quitzberg, A. (2021). Walking for transportation in large Latin American cities (LACs): evidence from the SALURBAL project. Transport Reviews, 1-22. Link to paper.

• Moran, M., & Plaut, P. (2016). Neighborhood physical attributes related to active living. Horizons in Geography, 89, 61-83. (Hebrew). Link to paper.

• Moran, M. (2009). Active Transportation: Walking in the path to health. Health Promotion in Israel, 2, 33-43. (Hebrew). Link to paper.

Older adults

• Moran, M., Werner, P., Doron, I., Benvenisti, Y., HaGani, N, King, A.C., Winter, S.J., & Sheats, J., Garber, R., Motro, H., & Ergon, Sh. (2017). Exploring the objective and perceived environmental attributes of older adults’ neighborhood walking routes: A mixed methods analysis. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 25(3), 420-431. Link to paper.

• King, A. C., Winter, S. J., Sheats, J. L., Rosas, L. G., Buman, M. P., Salvo, D., Rodríguez, N.M., Seguin, R.A., Moran, M., Garber, R., Broderick, B., Zieff, S.G., Sarmiento, O.L., Gonzalez, S.A., Banchoff, A., & Broderick, B. (2016). Leveraging Citizen Science and Information Technology for Population Physical Activity Promotion. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 1(4), 30-44.‏ Link to paper.

• Moran, M.**, Van-Cauwenberg, J.**, Hercky-Linnewiel, R., Deforche, B., Cerin, E., & Plaut, P. (2014). Understanding the relationships between the physical environment and physical activity in older adults: A systematic review of qualitative studies. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11(1), 79. Link to paper.

Greenspace, health and health inequalities

• Bakhtsiyarava, M., Ju, Y., Moran, M.R., Rodriguez, D., Dronova, I., Delclòs-Alió; X., Moore, K., Castillo-Riquelme. M., Anza-Ramirez, C. (2024). Associations between urban greenspace and depressive symptoms in Mexico’s cities using different types of greenspace metrics at different spatial scales. Applied Geography, 164.  Link to publication.

• Slovic, A.D., Kanai, C., Marques Sales, D., Carnavalli Rocha, S., de Souza Andrade, A.C., Martins, L.S., Morais Coelho, D., Freitas, A., Moran, M., Mascolli, M.A.  (2023). Spatial data collection and qualification methods for urban parks in Brazilian capitals: An innovative roadmap. Plos one, 18(8), e0288515. Link to publication.*

• Ju, Y., Moran, M.R., Wang, X., Avila-Palencia, I., Cortinez-O’Ryan, A., Moore, K., Slovic, A.D., Sarmiento, O.L., Gouveia, N., Caiaffa, W., Aguilar, G., Sales, D.S., Rodrigues Pereira de Pina, M.F., Coelho, D.M, Dronova, I. (2021). Latin American cities with higher socioeconomic status are greening from a lower baseline: evidence from the SALURBAL project. Environmental Research Letters, 16(10), 104052. Link to paper.

• Moran, M.R. **, Bilal, U.**, Dronova, I., Zhao, Y., Ju, Y., Gouveia, N., Caiaffa, W., de Lima Friche, A.A., Moore, K. Miranda, J.J., Rodríguez, D. (2021). The equigenic effect of greenness on the association between education with life expectancy and mortality in 28 large Latin American cities. Health and Place, 72, 102703. Link to paper.

• Moran, M.R.**, Bilal, U.**, Dronova, I., Ju, Y., Gouveia, N., Caiaffa, W., de Lima Friche, A.A., Moore, K., Miranda, J.J., Rodríguez, D. (2021). Greenness and education inequalities in life expectancy in Latin American cities: an ecological study. The Lancet Planetary Health. (meeting abstract). Link to abstract.

• Moran, M.R., Rodríguez, D.A., Miranda, J.J., Cortinez-O’Ryan, A. (2020). Park use, perceived park proximity, and neighborhood characteristics: Evidence from 11 cities in Latin America. Cities, 105: 1028017. Link to paper.

• Cortinez-O’Ryan, A., Moran, M.R., Rios, A.P., Anza-Ramirez, C., Slovic, A.D. (2020). Could severe mobility and park use restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic aggravate health inequalities? Insights and challenges from Latin America. Cadernos de Saúde Pública / Reports in Public Health - Thematic section: COVID-19 – Public Health contributions. 36(9):e00185820. Link to paper. 

• Moran, M., Plaut, P., & Merom, D. (2017). Is the grass always greener in suburban neighborhoods? Environmental and psychosocial correlates of outdoors play. in: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(7), 759. Link to paper.

** denotes equal contribution

Books and books' chapters

Books

• Plaut, P., Moran, M., Mitrani, M., Golan, L. (2015). KKL-JNF resorts, parks and forests as health promoting environments. A research funded by KKL-JNF. Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, Haifa. (Hebrew). Link to publication.   

• Moran, M. and Plaut, P. (2013). Active Living by Design: Environmental determinants of daily physical activity. Center for Urban and Regional Studies, Technion, Haifa. (Hebrew). Link to publication.

Books' chapters

• Moran, M. (2016). Health Promoting Environments. (pp.139-154). In: Baron-Epel, O. et al. (Eds.). Health Promotion in Israel – From theory to Practice. (Hebrew). Link to publication. 

• Mishori, D. and Moran, M. (2006). Active Transportation: Infrastructure for physical activity (cycling and walking). In: Lubanov, C. (Ed.). The Environmental (in) Justice Report for 2006 on: Health, Environment and Social Justice, (pp. 56-63). The Environmental Justice Committee. (Hebrew). Link to publication.