Quality of public open spaces and recreational walking
Journal article
Sugiyama, Takemi, Gunn, Lucy, Christian, Hayley, Francis, Jacinta, Foster, Sarah, Hooper, Paula, Owen, Neville and Giles-Corti, Billie. (2015). Quality of public open spaces and recreational walking. American Journal of Public Health. 105(12), pp. 2490 - 2495. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302890
Authors | Sugiyama, Takemi, Gunn, Lucy, Christian, Hayley, Francis, Jacinta, Foster, Sarah, Hooper, Paula, Owen, Neville and Giles-Corti, Billie |
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Abstract | Objectives. We examined associations between specific public open space (POS) attributes and recreational walking to local POS. Methods. Between October 2004 and December 2006, 1465 adults of the RESIDential Environments Project, conducted in Perth, Australia, reported whether they walk to a POS for recreation. For each participant, we identified all open spaces larger than 0.8 hectares within 1.6 kilometers from home. On the basis of field audit data, we created 3 scores (presence, count, size-weighted presence) for 19 specific open space attributes. Results. With logistic regression analyses, we found that walking to a POS was associated with the presence of gardens, grassed areas, walking paths, water features, wildlife, amenities, dog-related facilities, and off-leash areas for dogs. It was also associated with the highest number of these attributes in a single open space, but not with the total number of attributes in all POSs within 1.6 kilometers of home. Conclusions. Building 1 high-quality local park may be more effective in promoting recreational walking than is providing many average-quality parks. |
Year | 2015 |
Journal | American Journal of Public Health |
Journal citation | 105 (12), pp. 2490 - 2495 |
ISSN | 0090-0036 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2015.302890 |
Page range | 2490 - 2495 |
Research Group | Institute for Health and Ageing |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
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