Move the Neighbourhood: Study design of a community-based participatory public open space intervention in a Danish deprived neighbourhood to promote active living

BMC Public Health

Study Protocol

Kamilla Pernille Johansen Nørtoft¹  René Kural¹  Sidse Carroll¹  Anne Margrethe Wagner²  Bettina Lamm²  Laura Winge²  Tanja Schmidt³  Jens Troelsen³  Jasper Schipperijn³  Charlotte Skau Pawlowski³ 

[1] Institute of Architecture, Urbanism & Landscape, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design, and Conservation, Philip de Langes Allé 10, 1435, Copenhagen K, Denmark;Research Unit of Landscape Architecture and –Urbanism, Division of Landscape Architecture and Planning, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark;Research unit for Active Living, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230, Odense M, Denmark;

关键词: Study design;    Deprived neighbourhood;    Active living;    Urban installations;    Co-design;    Children;    Seniors;    SOPARC;    Accelerometer;    GPS;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-017-4423-4

 received in 2016-11-09, accepted in 2017-05-14,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundA limited amount of research has examined the effect of changing public open spaces on active living. This paper will present the study protocol of a community-based intervention study co-designed in an interdisciplinary collaboration with community members 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.MethodsThe study builds on a quasi-experimental study design with two sub-studies: 1) a children study and 2) a senior study. 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 with GPS as well as systematic observation using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC). A process evaluation with focus groups consisting of the various stakeholders in the two sub-studies will be used to gain knowledge of the intervention processes.DiscussionThe paper presents new 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, and 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.Trial registrationRetrospectively registered with study ID ISRCTN50036837. Date of registration: 16 December 2016.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s). 2017