What forms of socialization lead women to stop cycling during adolescence?

2021 ◽  
pp. 101269022110296
Author(s):  
David Sayagh ◽  
Clément Dusong
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Ecological Health ◽  
Class Environment ◽  
Health Sport ◽  
Shed Light

Cycling in public spaces is both a mobility and a physical activity underpinned by considerable issues, but women practice significantly less, particularly during adolescence. A few studies have sought to study this phenomenon but mainly on the basis of social psychology theories. Based on 84 semi-structured biographical interviews conducted in France, this article aims to discuss their findings using gender, mobility and socialization sociology. We first show how a ‘feminine’ socialization to risk taking, body aesthetics, sport, street and mechanics is an obstacle to cycling during adolescence, especially in the working-class environment and all the more so in spatial contexts with strong norms of male appropriation of public space. We then show how the fact of having cyclists in one's social environment and a sporting inclination plays an important role in limiting the risk of abandonment. By highlighting processes of reinforcement of gendered bodily and spatial inclinations, our results shed light on the links between the socio-construction of inequalities in accessing public space and of inequalities in accessing physical activities. Furthermore, they encourage the study of bicycle socialisation in an intersectional way and suggest the interest of studying the links between urban, ecological, health, sport and mobility socialisations.

scholarly journals Guest Perceptions of Physical Activity Point-of-Decision Prompts at a Conservatory with Botanical Gardens

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 2074
Author(s):  
Corinne Natale ◽  
Mary Kathryn Poole ◽  
Emily A. Kalnicky ◽  
Sharon E. Taverno Ross
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Physical Activities ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Botanical Gardens ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Activity Point

Point-of-decision prompts are cost-effective strategies to promote physical activity in public spaces. This study explored how adult and child guests of a conservatory with botanical gardens perceived point-of-decision prompts that aimed to promote physical activity. Seven point-of-decision prompts were developed and displayed throughout the conservatory. Adult guests (n = 140) were invited to complete a voluntary and anonymous survey to assess awareness of point-of-decision prompts, adult–child interactions, and physical activity engagement. Descriptive statistics were calculated using SPSS version 23. Sixty-one percent of guests (n = 86) who responded to the survey noticed the point-of-decision prompts. Over 65% (n = 56) of those guests completed at least one of the physical activities, and 53% (n = 46) completed one to three. Of guests attending with (a) child(ren) (n = 17) who completed the survey, over half (n = 9) engaged in at least one physical activity together. In sum, the point-of-decision prompts were noticed by some guests in this public space. More research is needed to determine whether point-of-decision prompts are able to lead to sustainable behavior change.

Is the availability of open public spaces associated with leisure-time physical activity in Brazilian adults?

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. e51-e58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Wolker Manta ◽  
Giovani Firpo Del Duca ◽  
Kelly Samara da Silva ◽  
Cassiano Ricardo Rech ◽  
Roselaine da Silva Gomes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Time Physical Activity ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Geographic Region ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
Significant Difference

Summary This study aims to analyse the association between perceived presence of public spaces near residences and practice of physical activity during leisure time by adults in the state capitals of Brazil, based on sociodemographic characteristics. Participants were individuals aged ≥18 years living in the 27 state capitals of Brazil (n = 52 929, 53.9% female) who responded to a national survey called VIGITEL in 2013. Physical activity during leisure time (≥1 time/week), perception of space, population and sociodemographic variables (sex, age, years of study and geographic region) were self-reported. The adjusted binary logistic regression analysis was used. Among adults, the prevalence of physical activity during leisure was 45.1% (95% CI [44.2; 46.0]), and 71.1% (95% CI [70.2, 71.8]) perceived public space near their residence. A direct association between perceiving public space and physical activity ([OR] = 1.43; 95% CI [1.32; 1.55]) was observed. No significant difference was observed in the population groups (men and women, younger and older adults, and those with more and fewer years of study). Thus, even with the possible regional differences in Brazilian state capitals, the presence of public spaces increases the practice of physical activity during leisure time, independent of sociodemographic variables.

Fencing a Field: Imagined Others in the Unfolding of a Neighborhood Park Conflict

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Trouille
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Property Values ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Public Park ◽  
Park Use ◽  
Changing Demographics ◽  
And Control ◽  
Shed Light

This article offers a detailed analysis of a neighborhood dispute over fencing a public park. Unlike the archetypal turf battles between longstanding and new neighborhood residents described in previous research, here the daily visits of Latino “outsiders” coming into a local public space produce conflict over park usage and control. The usually cited conditions for conflict, such as reactionary residents resisting ethnic transition and protecting their backyards, do not apply in this case, as the park sits amidst a relatively stable, affluent, white “liberal” neighborhood. This case study shows how sources of tension and trouble extend beyond the property interests and actions of the park users to include the more symbolic and indirect concerns about identity as reflected in park use. Together with longstanding concerns over neighborhood reputation and property values, changing demographics and greater sensitivity to the perception of racism distinctively shaped the unfolding of conflict in this case. The bumpy course of conflict and shifting opinions about the fence shed light on the new complexities and contradictions of contemporary social diversity and exclusion in city parks and other public spaces.

scholarly journals PERWUJUDAN PRINSIP DESAIN AKTIF PADA REVITALISASI RUANG TERBUKA PUBLIK KOTA. Studi Kasus : Lingkungan Saparua Park, Kota Bandung

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Raden Rangga Ilham Irfandian
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Urban Public Space ◽  
Development Technology ◽  
Active Design ◽  
Negative Impacts

The advancement of development, technology and urban culture, globally has produced various positive and negative impacts on environmental conditions and human life. One of the negative impacts is the declining public health factor. At present, the main cause of death in urban communities is cardiovascular disease caused by people's lifestyles that are minimal to carry out physical activity or sedentary lifestyle. Based on these phenomena there are various design principles for the physical environment, one of which is the principe of Active Design. The Active Design can be understood as a set of principles in designing the physical setting of the environment so that it can stimulate its users to carry out physical activity without them knowing it. The Active Design Principle is seen as having a significant impact on increasing public health factors when applied to the urban public spaces. In line with these thoughts, in the city of Bandung there has been a phenomenon of improvement in the city's public space, one of which is the revitalization of Saparua Park. There is an interesting thing about the revitalization of the Saparua Park environment, namely the incorporation of two dominant concepts in one unit of the environment, thematic garden concepts for recreational needs and the concept of sports complexes for the needs of public sports facilities. This research is a qualitative-descriptive study which contains the formulation of Active Design indicators in the urban public space based on literatures. Then evaluate the physical settings of Saparua Park environment after revitalization based on Active Design indicators that have been formulated. Produced an understanding of the extent to which the principles of Active Design materialize in the physical environment of Saparua Park, the potential for future development and any manifestation that can be used as an example for designing urban public spaces elsewhere. Keywords : Active Design, Urban Public Space, Public Health, Revitalization

scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of QoL Program on Public Spaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lobna Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Design Guidelines ◽  
Residential Neighborhood ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Two primary objectives of the Saudi QoL program are Improving individuals` lifestyles by developing new approaches that boost residents` participation in cultural, entertainment, and sports activities. The second is enhancing the quality of life by creating activities that contribute to diversifying economic activity and boosting the status of sustainable development plans of Saudi Arabian cities are. Improving and adapting open public spaces and streets in the city of Riyadh into pedestrian-friendly ones and fewer cars' dependent can do much change and help accomplish the country's vision. In this regard, the main research goal is to investigate the reflections of the QoL program on the urban and social life in Riyadh neighborhoods with a focus on the quality of public spaces to promote social activities and walkability as the prime physical activity of neighborhoods residents. The research follows mixed methods for its different parts. The research followed a qualitative approach is in the theoretical studies and literature review. The research involves a quantitative analysis for the research survey, which investigates factors affecting the community's tendency to use public spaces and practice walkability as a main physical activity in their daily lives within their neighborhoods. The research significance is to link the national perspective of QoL and international best practices in placemaking and public spaces according to their global initiatives and the UN-Habitat Public Space program launched in 2020. On that track reducing the dependence on autos and encouraging physical activities and walkability among all community members. The research outcomes will help transform Riyadh Neighborhoods into more pedestrian-friendly urban public spaces by concluding the main parameters and their responsive design solutions to promote community tendency of using public spaces and practice walkability. The research provides recommendations for developing public spaces and pedestrian infrastructure to encourage the city planners to bear that in mind in the early stage in planning transportation infrastructure, an appropriate level of pedestrian service must be established and provided across the roading hierarchy and path network. In addition, the research results include proposing design guidelines for different members of the community, older people, children, and disabled people. Scope of work and limitations: This research's main scope of implementation is the residential neighborhood Al-Falah in the City of Riyadh, yet the suggested strategies and design guidelines could be extended and applied to most cities of Saudi Arabia and beyond. Keywords: Quality of life, Public Space, Saudi Vision 2030, walkability, neighborhood design eISSN: 2398-4287© 2021. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians/Africans/Arabians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v6i18.3024

scholarly journals ‘Event-tualising’ Physical Leisure Activity: How Gauteng Parkrunners Brought the Parkrun Home during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10(5)) ◽  
pp. 1562-1575
Author(s):  
Leani de Vries ◽  
Ashley Gunter
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
South Africa ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Leisure Activity ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Prevention Measures ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
Global Movement ◽  
Level 3

On the 27th of March 2020, South Africa entered hard lockdown (alert level 5) following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the banning of all physical activity outside a place of residence. As a result, official parkrun events were immediately suspended. In June 2020, the country moved to alert level 3, no longer curbing the use of public spaces for leisure, entertainment, and physical activity, albeit with restrictions. However, group sports leisure, such as parkruns remained prohibited. Thus, parkrun, a highly successful global movement where individuals gather on Saturday mornings for a timed 2 or 5km run, jog, or walk, with family and friends, was severely affected by COVID-19 prevention measures. In mitigation, parkrun officials launched, in June 2020, the (not)parkrun to enable individuals to log (on the parkrun website) their own 5km activity, irrespective of time, day or route. In this regard, parkrun enabled parkrunners to bring the event ‘home’, that is, to informally claim public space and time for their physical leisure. By analysing participation figures and feedback posted on the national parkrun blog and social media pages, this research shows how the (not)parkrun enabled Gauteng parkrunners to ‘event-tualise’ their runs to counter act the de-eventualisation of the parkrun by lockdown regulations.

scholarly journals Micropolitics of Public Space: On the Contested Limits of Citizenship as a Locational Practice

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Di Masso
Keyword(s):  
Social Psychology ◽  
Public Space ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Political Order ◽  
Psychological Processes ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
The Public ◽  
Space Dynamics ◽  
Ultimate Purpose

This article provides a social-psychological account of how public space dynamics may be consequential for the daily construction of citizenship. The article is organised around three interrelated ideas that are illustrated by a case study. First, it is argued that certain social-psychological processes that are typically involved in the construction of citizenship can be re-conceptualised as place-based processes that are located in public space. This interest in the ‘locational’ construction of citizenship implies focusing on membership, belonging, status, rights, entitlements and recognition as emplaced practices rather than as dislocated entities. The second idea relates to the troubled nature of citizenship as a place-related psychological category whose boundaries are hotly contested whenever disputes about controversial behaviour in public spaces surface. Accordingly, ‘the citizen’ is constantly re-shaped as everyday place-discourses and territorial practices in the public domain unfold in problematic ways. Finally, it is argued that such ‘locational’ constructions and enactments of citizenship in public space are usually framed by broader ideological dilemmas that are relevant to the maintenance and change of a given socio-political order. The ultimate purpose of the article is to demonstrate the potential for public space to become a possible site for grounding a social psychology of citizenship.

Reconstruction Of Urban Parks Of Culture And Rest Of The Soviet Period

2019 ◽  
pp. 61-65
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Senior Citizens ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Soviet Period ◽  
Limited Mobility ◽  
Functional Zoning ◽  
Functional Areas ◽  
The City

This article analyzes the main problems of urban public spaces, because today public spaces can determine the future of cities. It is noted that parks are multifunctional public spaces in the urban environment, as they are an important element of the citywide system of landscaping and recreation, perform health, cultural, educational, aesthetic and environmental functions. The article notes that the need for easily accessible and well-maintained urban parks remains, however, the state of parks in many cities of Russia remains unsatisfactory, requiring reconstruction. A brief historical background of the Park of Culture and Rest of the Soviet period in Omsk is expounded, the analysis of the existing territory of the Park is presented. It is revealed that the Park, being the largest public space in Omsk, does not meet the requirements of modern urbanism, although it represents a great potential for designing the space for the purpose of recreation of citizens. Performed functional zoning scheme of the territory of the Park in question, where its division into functional areas destined for active recreational users of the Park is presented, considered the interests of senior citizens, people with limited mobility, etc. Reconstruction of Parks of the Soviet period can provide the city with additional recreational opportunities, as well as increase its tourist attractiveness.

The Culture Zone in Katowice and its qualities as a public space

2018 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-41
Author(s):  
Paweł Pistelok
Keyword(s):  
Public Space ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Public Spaces ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
Upper Silesia ◽  
Industrial Heritage ◽  
Basic Rights ◽  
Post Industrial ◽  
Right Of Access

Abstract A city’s public spaces ought to meet a number of requirements to serve their main purpose, that is to foster public life. They need, for instance, to answer people’s needs, fulfil certain social functions, and let people use their basic rights, among them the most important right of access. In Katowice, one of the most prominent examples of the regeneration of public spaces is now the Culture Zone. The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of social functions in the area mentioned, a fine example of the post-industrial heritage of Upper Silesia. Applying some of the qualities of public space identified in the theories adopted, the paper discusses how the Culture Zone [in Polish: Strefa Kultury] fulfils the above-mentioned demands and requirements. Is it accessible? Does it meet the need for comfort? Does it function as a leisure space? By referring to analyses and opinions presented in the literature and comparing them with the results of the author’s own empirical research, this article discusses the importance, opportunities, and shortcomings of the Culture Zone as a public space.

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