Move the Neighborhood: Study design of a community-based participatory public open space intervention

Charlotte Skau Pawlowski, Laura Winge, Sidse Carroll, Tanja Bettina Schmidt, Anne Margrethe Wagner, Kamilla Pernille Johansen Nørtoft, Bettina Lamm, René Kural, Jasper Schipperijn, Jens Troelsen

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: A limited amount of research has examined the effect of changing public open spaces on active living. This abstract presents the study protocol of an intervention study designed in an interdisciplinary collaboration built on principles of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) to develop urban installations highly tailored to promote active living among children (10-13-years-old) and seniors (>60-years-old) in a deprived neighbourhood in Copenhagen. METHODS: The study builds on a quasi-experimental study design including two sub-studies: 1) a children study and 2) a senior study. During spring 2017 the interventions will be developed, designed and implemented in collaboration with local children and seniors, respectively, using different co-design tools and methods. We will evaluate the effect of the interventions on children’s and senior’s use of the new-built urban installations using accelerometers in combination wit GPS and the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC). A process evaluation based on elements from the re-aim model will be conducted with focus groups consisting of the various stakeholders in the two sub-studies. The process evaluation will be used to gain knowledge of the intervention processes. DISCUSSION: The study presents new methods and approaches in the field of public open space interventions through interdisciplinary collaboration, participatory co-design approach and combination of measurements. Using both effect and process evaluations the study will provide unique insights in the role and importance of the interdisciplinary collaboration, participatory processes, tailoring changes in public open space to local needs and wishes. These results can be used to guide urban renewal projects in deprived neighbourhoods in the future.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date2017
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Event16th Annual Meeting of The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity - , Canada
Duration: 7 Jun 201710 Jun 2017

Conference

Conference16th Annual Meeting of The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Country/TerritoryCanada
Period07/06/201710/06/2017

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