1 Full title: Can the neighborhood built environment make a difference to children’s development? Building the research agenda to create evidence for place-based children’s policy Running title: Neighborhood built environment and child development Authors (in order): Karen Villanueva ab BHSc (Hons), PhD Hannah Badland b BSR, MHSc (Hons), PhD Amanda Kvalsvig a MRCP (Pediatrics), MSc Meredith O’Connor a DEdPsych (Doctor of Educational Psychology) Hayley Christian c BSc (Hons), PhD Geoffrey Woolcock d BA (Hons), PhD Billie Giles-Corti b BApplSc, Grad Dip HSc, MApplSc, PhD Sharon Goldfeld e f* MBBS (Hons), FRACP, Grad Dip Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PhD, FAFPHM Corresponding author*: Sharon Goldfeld Address: The Royal Children’s Hospital, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia