Better Urban Playscapes a structural approach to promote health, wellbeing and joyfulness

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1 Better Urban Playscapes a structural approach to promote health, wellbeing and joyfulness 29 September 2014 Keynote 7 th Child in the City Conference Jens Troelsen, MSc., PhD Associate Professor Head of Research Unit Active Living Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics

2 Better Urban Playscapes a structural approach to promote health, wellbeing and joyfulness

3 Better Urban Playscapes a structural approach to promote health, wellbeing and joyfulness

4 Active Living Research in Denmark

5 Active Living Research Team

6 What are we up against?

7 What are we up against?

8 What are we up against?

9 Mismatch between children s needs and the provided settings

10 Mismatch between children s needs and the provided settings

11 Mismatch between children s needs and the provided settings

12 Reason for movement and play Physical Health: Cardiovascular diseases Type 2 Diabetes Musculoskeletal disorders Cancer Interrelated benefits! Mental health Stress Depression Social health Social capital Empowerment Motor function Body-conscious Body co-ordination Cognitive performance Learning ability Learning outcome

13 Need to take action Physical inactivity is going to be the one of the biggest threats to health Percentage of Danish children being physical active in leisure time at least 7 hours/week Percentage of Danish Children being physical active in leisure time at least 4 hours/week 11% 13% 16% 38% 38% 34% 11 years 13 years 15 years 11 years 13 years 15 years Source: Rasmussen M, Due P, red. Skolebørnsundersøgelsen Skolebørnsundersøgelsen 2010 is funded by Nordea Foundation. The study is based on a random selection of students on 5th, 7th and 9th grade (11, 13 and 15 years old)

14 Need to take action Physical inactivity is going to be the one of the biggest threats to health Percentage of Danish children being physical inactive in leisure time 7% 7% 11% 11 years 13 years 15 years Source: Rasmussen M, Due P, red. Skolebørnsundersøgelsen Skolebørnsundersøgelsen 2010 is funded by Nordea Foundation. The study is based on a random selection of students on 5th, 7th and 9th grade (11, 13 and 15 years old)

15 Mismatch between children s needs and the provided settings What can we do?

16 Analytical approach

17 Analytical approach and this is the one of the answers..

18 Analytical approach and this is the one of the answers.. Movement patterns

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20 Movement patterns one day School School Public park Public park School School

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23 GPS points per cell, 25m 2 cells Physical activity hotspots

24 GPS points per cell, 25m 2 cells Activity hotspots Mjølner Park

25 Activity hotspots Mjølner Park

26 Movement pattern, one school, one dag

27 Lundehusskolen, one day (8AM-2PM), N=151

28 Recess ( AM) N=151

29 5 th grade 6 th grade 7 th grade 8 th grade Recess for 5 8 graders

30 Sedentary Light Moderate Vigorous Hard Intensity of physical activity during recess

31 Foreløbige resultater - 3

32 Source: Klinker, Schipperijn, Kerr, Ersbøll, Troelsen (2014)

33 Research findings Accessibility Accessibility Accessibility Independent mobility Moveability

34 Moveability Low moveability High moveability.. 2 km. versus 800 m.

35 Analytical approach Quantitative approach? Qualitative approach

36 Qualitative analytical approach What is up? What is down?

37 Qualitative analytical approach Architecture and aesthetic Affordance - functional versus sculptural design (Spect Petersen, 2010, 2014) Social relations Placeness - The quality of being a place together (Olesen, 2013) Safety Peace of mind in a challenging setting (Sandseter, 2013)

38 Conclusions Moveability Affordance Placeness Safety

39 Better Urban Playscapes a structural approach to promote health, wellbeing and joyfulness 29 September 2014 Keynote 7 th Child in the City Conference Jens Troelsen, MSc., PhD Associate Professor Head of Research Unit Active Living Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics