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Amber Fisher, Maddie Taylor, Mackenzie Erdley,
R Almutairi, and Abdul Baroun
The Implementation of Active Design in Parks and its Contribution to the Reduction of Obesity Rates
CASE STUDY
Amber Fisher, Maddie Taylor, Mackenzie Erdley, R Almutairi, and Abdul Baroun
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Insufficient access to and a lack of active design implemented in the local parks of Stillwater, Oklahoma results in low attendance, contributing to the city’s high obesity rates.
In what ways might we implement and incorporate active design into the local parks of Stillwater, Oklahoma that benefits the community’s health and well being?
Principles of Active Design
Active design is evidence based design focused on bettering the overall health and wellbeing of a community.
Activity for All
Walkable Communities
Connected Walking & Cycle Routes
Co-location of Community Facilities
Multifunctional Open Spaces
High-Quality Streets & Spaces
Appropriate Infrastructure
Active Buildings
Management, Maintenance, Monitoring, & Evaluation
Activity Promotion & Local Champions
https://www.essexdesignguide.co.uk/overarching-themes/active-design-principles/
Literature Review
LITERATURE REVIEW
Active design is often not considered in public park construction.
Active design is not often recognized.
The general public is not familiar with the concept and benefit of active design.
In the United States, Oklahoma is rated 3rd highest in obesity rates.
In Stillwater, Oklahoma, 47% of residents live within a 10 minute walking distance from a park.
The biggest issue with Stillwater parks is accessibility.
Parks in Stillwater are perceived as unsafe.
Stillwater parks lack sufficient lighting.
Methodology
Procedure
Participants
Gained permission to observe and record
Focus Group
Qualtrics Survey
4 females; aged 22 - 55; Mean: 40.25; Students & Staff
2 female, 1 male, 1 boy; ages 12 - 60; Park goers
Used open ended questions to perform the focus group & survey
What would you want to see changed or be added to make the park more enjoyable?
What sustainable features would you like to see implemented in our area parks?
How would you suggest combining active design and sustainability?
DATA ANALYSIS
Design
Ask students and Stillwater residents
Qualitative
Content Analysis
Themes: Improvements, safety, sustainability, accessibility, & convenience
Sub-themes
Patterns
Quantitative
T-Test
Amber Fisher, Maddie Taylor, Mackenzie Erdley,
R Almutairi, and Abdul Baroun
Residents of Stillwater, Oklahoma would increase their park-going if local parks were improved and implemented active design
Chromic obesity and illness would decrease within the community.
ANTICIPATED RESULTS
We anticipated that the Stillwater residents would
Discussion
Amber Fisher, Maddie Taylor, Mackenzie Erdley,
R Almutairi, and Abdul Baroun
The Effect of Social Distancing During the COVID-19 Pandemic on Individual's Desire to attend Public Parks
FUTURE CASE STUDY
Visiting parks
- Refer to speakers notes
Parks are open and recreational spaces that create a sense of refreshment and enjoyment.
- People visit parks for different reasons. Some of the common reasons are: to be close to nature, to exercise and be physically active, to make new friends, to socialize with family and to experience adventure (Mambretti, 2011).
- Currently, parks have been beneficial at this time when the pandemic of COVID-19 disease has affected how people behave and interact.
- The government and other agencies are encouraging people to practice social distancing to prevent the spread of the disease and visiting parks is one of the ways of doing this.
- Visiting parks will enable people to visit parks and some states have waived parking fees as a way of encouraging citizens to visit parks.
- Parks provide an opportunity for people to have outdoor runs which will promote healthy living habits. However, people are encouraged to avoid gathering to avoid the risk of spreading COVID-19 disease.
COVID-19
- Refer to speakers notes
Gathering at public spaces is not considered safe because it can lead to the spread of COVID-19 disease, however, parks are considered safer because they are typically big and therefore visitors will not gather.
- Despite fears COVID-19 fears, people are increasingly embarrassing the idea of visiting parks to feel the connection with nature and a sense of enjoyment.
- Some people are likely to be emotionally or mentally disturbed because most public spaces have been closed and hence people need a safe place where they can visit and boost their mental health.
- Going to parks is helping to boost the mental state of people during this time because they provide the opportunity to experience adventure which is a good stress reliever.
- By visiting parks, people can enjoy fresh air which is healthy for the body.
- As a way of dealing with trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, people need to visit parks to feel and enjoy the sense of enjoyment. Nevertheless, the less it is vital to ensure that people who visit parks practice safe habits like social distancing, etc (Anderson et al., 2020).
Conclusion
References
https://centerforactivedesign.org/WhatIsActiveDesign/
https://centerforactivedesign.org/dl/guidelines.pdf
-Anderson, R. M., Heesterbeek, H., Klinkenberg, D., & Hollingsworth, T. D. (2020). How will country-based mitigation measures influence the course of the COVID-19 epidemic?. The Lancet, 395(10228), 931-934.
-Mambretti, I. M. (2011). Urban parks between safety and aesthetics: Exploring urban green space using visualisation and conjoint analysis methods (Vol. 4). vdf Hochschulverlag AG.
