Associations Between Recreational Walking and Attractiveness, Size, and Proximity of Neighborhood Open Spaces

Sugiyama, Takemi; Francis, Jacinta; Middleton, Nick; Owen, Neville; Giles-Corti, Billie

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“…They provide a location for exercise, social interaction, and reflection (Aldous 2007;Baur and Tynon 2010;Sugiyama et al 2010), and people with better access to urban parks live longer (Mitchell and Popham 2008), exercise more (Bai et al 2013;Thompson 2013), have better social cohesion (Kazmierczak 2013), and report better general health (van Dillen et al 2012). Public parks also provide important habitat for fauna and flora in an otherwise hostile urban landscape (Zhou and Chu 2012), and they have commonly been found to harbour much higher levels of biodiversity than the surrounding urban matrix (Matteson et al 2013;Strohbach et al 2013).…”

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What is the role of trees and remnant vegetation in attracting people to urban parks?

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Public parks commonly contain important habitat for urban biodiversity, and they also provide recreation opportunities for urban residents. However, the extent to which dual outcomes for recreation and conservation can be achieved in the same spaces remains unclear. We examine whether greater levels of (i) tree cover (i.e. park 'greenness') and (ii) native remnant vegetation cover (i.e. vegetation with high ecological value) attract or deter park visitors. This study is based on the park visitation behaviour of 670 survey respondents in Brisbane, Australia, detailing 1,090 individual visits to 324 urban parks. We first examined the presence of any clear revealed preferences for visiting parks with higher or lower levels of tree cover or remnant vegetation cover. We then examined the differences between each park visited by respondents and the park closest to their home, and used linear mixed models to identify socio-demographic groups who are more likely to travel further to visit parks with greater tree cover or remnant vegetation cover. Park visitation rates reflected the availability of parks, suggesting that people do not preferentially visit parks with greater vegetation cover despite the potential for improved nature-based experiences and greater wellbeing benefits. However, we discovered that people with a greater orientation towards nature (measured using the nature relatedness scale) tend to travel further for more vegetated parks. Our results suggest that to enhance recreational benefits from ecologically valuable spaces a range of social or educational interventions are required to enhance people's connection to nature.

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“…6,7 Walking-and cycling-friendly cities are associated with more walking, 8,9 less obesity, 10 lower rates of chronic diseases, 10 less sedentary time in cars, 11 decreased risk of motor vehicle crashes, 12 and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. 10,13 Safe and attractive cities with access to high quality public open space also benefit health by encouraging recreational physical activity 14 and promoting mental health. 15,16 Despite this combination of benefits from creating physical activityfriendly cities, 13 there remains a gap between research, and policy and practice.…”

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Translating active living research into policy and practice: One important pathway to chronic disease prevention

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Global concerns about rising levels of chronic disease make timely translation of research into policy and practice a priority. There is a need to tackle common risk factors: tobacco use, unhealthy diets, physical inactivity, and harmful alcohol use. Using evidence to inform policy and practice is challenging, often hampered by a poor fit between academic research and the needs of policymakers and practitioners -notably for active living researchers whose objective is to increase population physical activity by changing the ways cities are designed and built. We propose 10 strategies that may facilitate translation of research into health-enhancing urban planning policy. Strategies include interdisciplinary research teams of policymakers and practitioners; undertaking explicitly policy-relevant research; adopting appropriate study designs and methodologies (evaluation of policy initiatives as 'natural experiments'); and adopting dissemination strategies that include knowledge brokers, advocates, and lobbyists. Conducting more policy-relevant research will require training for researchers as well as different rewards in academia.

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“…Corroborando, estudo com 1.796 adultos e idosos norte-americanos constatou que ter acesso a locais para a prática de atividades físicas como parques, clubes e academias nas redondezas de casa ou mesmo no local de trabalho aumentou as chances dos indivíduos realizarem algum tipo de atividade física no lazer 27 . Portanto, a caminhada no lazer é fortemente associada a proximidade de parques ou praças por possibilitar a prática adequada desse tipo de atividade 25,28 .…”

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Características do ambiente do bairro e prática de caminhada no lazer e deslocamento em idosos

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Rev. Bras. Ativ. Fís. Saúde

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ResumoEste estudo teve como objetivo analisar a prevalência e as características do ambiente do bairro associadas com a caminhada no lazer e no deslocamento em idosos. Estudo transversal com 213 idosos (60 a 93 anos; 78,9% mulheres), participantes de grupos de convivência da zona urbana de Rio do Sul (SC), no ano de 2014. A caminhada no lazer e deslocamento foi avaliada utilizando a versão longa do Questionário Internacional de Atividade Física (ativo ≥150 minutos/sem). A percepção do ambiente foi mensurada a partir da versão modificada da Neighborhood Environmental Walkability Scale, composta de 13 questões sobre as características do ambiente do bairro. Adotaram-se análises de regressão logística binária bruta e ajustada, com nível de significância de 5%. A prevalên-cia de caminhada no lazer foi de 22,1% (IC95%: 16,4-27,7) e de 28,2% (IC95%: 22,1-34,2) no deslocamento. A percepção de existência de ruas inclinadas (OR= 3,18; IC95%: 1,44-7,05) e de academias ao ar livre (OR= 0,16; IC95%: 0,04-0,70) foi associada com caminhada no lazer. No deslocamento, observou-se que maior chance de ser ativo na caminhada entre idosos que perceberam à presença de calçadas em condições de uso (OR= 3,50; IC95%: 1,48-8,28) e a presença de academias de ginástica (OR= 4,16; IC95%: 1,72-12,3). Conclui-se que menos de 30% dos idosos de Rio do Sul são ativos na caminhada no lazer e no deslocamento e, a presença de calçadas em condições adequadas de uso foi associada com o comportamento ativo na caminhada no deslocamento em idosos. Melhorar a estrutura das calçadas e diversificar os espaços para atividade física pode promover maiores níveis de caminhada em idosos. in the commuting. The perception of climbs streets (OR= 3.18;) and of outdoor gyms (OR= 0.16; was associated with to be active in walking in leisure-time. In commuting was observed that greater chance of active in walking among older adults people who perceived the presence of sidewalks (OR= 3.50;) and the presence of gyms (OR= 4.16; Palavras-chave

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Associations Between Recreational Walking and Attractiveness, Size, and Proximity of Neighborhood Open Spaces

Abstract: For adults, the presence of a large, high-quality park within walking distance of one's home may be more important in promoting sufficient amounts of walking for health benefits than is the presence of an open space within a shorter distance.

Cited by 376 publications

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What is the role of trees and remnant vegetation in attracting people to urban parks?

What is the role of trees and remnant vegetation in attracting people to urban parks?

Translating active living research into policy and practice: One important pathway to chronic disease prevention

Características do ambiente do bairro e prática de caminhada no lazer e deslocamento em idosos

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