open space people space - the OPENspace Research Centre

An international conference onResearch into InclusiveOutdoor Environments for AllJohn McIntyre Centre,Pollock Halls,University of Edinburgh27-29 June 2011open spacepeople spacewww.openspace.eca.ac.ukConference Programme

AM Tuesday 28 th June 201107:15 Conference venue opens07:30 – 08:30 Poster display set up08:00 – 09:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE09:00 – 09:05 Welcome – Catharine Ward Thompson09:05 – 09:15 Opening Address – Sarah Boyack, MSP09:15 – 09:20 Conference Introduction – Simon BellPLENARY SESSIONS – Location: Pentland East09:20 – 10:05Keynote Speaker 1:Marketta Kyttä – The inhabitant-friendly, health promoting urban structure10:05 – 10:35 TEA / COFFEE BREAK AND POSTERS10:35 – 11:20Keynote Speaker 2:David Rudlin – The Day of the Triffids11:20 – 12:05Keynote Speaker 3:Rob Methorst – Taking care of the changing needs of pedestrians in evolving communities12:05 – 13:00 LUNCH BREAK

PM Tuesday 28 th June 201113.00recommenceParallel Session 1ALocation: Holyrood RoomParallel Session 2ALocation: Pentland EastParallel Session 3ALocation: Pentland WestThemei) Inclusive design and sustainablecommunity planningii) Physical environment, healthand wellbeingiii) Age friendly built environments,from childhood to old ageSub theme Visual impairment Healthcare and therapeutic environments Children and young peopleFacilitator Marcus Ormerod Catharine Ward Thompson Penny Travlou13:00 – 13:10Tactile surfaces: the successor to blisterpaving; Craig ChildsHospital landscape design in Denmark: Staffs’experiences in using the garden;Shureen Faris Abdul ShukorPreference and fear. The importance of placeexperiences in children and young people’suse of parks; Sofia Cele13:10 – 13:2013:20 – 13:30An insight into the visually impaired:improving design guidelines for designers;Ji Wei WuAccompanied walk: a different viewpoint forthose who can’t see;Miguel DolnyTherapeutic green spaces as inclusive andmultifunctional environments;Ambra BurlsDesign of clinical gardens supporting healthand well-being;Renate CervinkaThe schoolyards as case study of universaldesign in São Martinho da Cortiça (Portugal);Carla MadeiraGetting children outdoors: factors influencingchildren’s use of public parks; Jason Gilliland13:30 – 13:4013:40 – 13:50Play behaviour of children with visualimpairments: The effects of social andphysical environments;Athanasios KoutsoklenisGardens at shelters for battered women andchildren in Denmark;Victoria Linn LygumPreferred qualities in a therapy garden thatpromote stress restoration;Anna María PálsdóttirChildren and a healthy urban environment:The impact of land use on activity levels;Yi GongUse and preferences at six public parkplaygrounds in Denmark and the US;Anne Dahl Refshauge13:50 – 14:20 Discussion Discussion Discussion14:20 – 14:50 TEA / COFFEE BREAK AND POSTERS

PM Tuesday 28 th June 201114.50recommenceParallel Session 1BLocation: Salisbury Pentland East RoomParallel Session 2BLocation: Pentland Holyrood East RoomParallel Session 3bLocation: Pentland WestThemei) Inclusive design and sustainablecommunity planningii) Physical environment, healthand wellbeingiii) Age friendly built environments,from childhood to old ageSub theme Health and greenspaces around the world Policy and planning Older peopleFacilitator Lynne Mitchell Mary Craig Rita Newton14:50 – 15:00Inclusive design for sustainable communitiesin downtown Tel-Aviv: The case of Sheinkin St.in light of the consumer culture and currenteconomic trends; Tal Alon-MozesWoods for people: Trends in access towoodland, effectiveness of current deliverymechanisms, and future needs; Sian Sîan AtkinsonDeveloping age friendly spaces in unfamiliarenvironments; Judith Phillips15:00 – 15:10From ideal landscape to inclusive landscape?How community engagement is defining a“future scenario” for Canberra’s open spaces;Nicole PorterUsing logic modelling to identify and highlightthe components of action on open spacewhich are required to deliver priority healthoutcomes; Deryck IrvingWhat is an ‘age friendly’ urban environmentfor older Australians? Insight from dailydiaries, interviews and GIS trackers;Evonne Miller15:10 – 15:20The use of public open spaces in Lisbon byimmigrants – a cross-cultural comparison;Eva Silveirinha de OliveiraAre Swiss forests compatible with visitors’recreational motives and preferences? A Swissnationwide survey study; Eike von LindernAge-friendly outdoor spaces in a purpose-builtretirement village; Jennifer Liddle15:20 – 15:3015:30 – 15:40Greenspace is great, but I’d rather be safer – astudy on residential location preferences inseven European cities; Affonso ZuinHealth and the nature of urban green spaces:Is useability a key to better health for peopleand places?; May CarterOpen space in business parks and scienceparks: The potential benefits of restorativeoutdoor environments at knowledge-sectorworkplaces; Kathryn GilchristExperiential mapping: an evolution ofprofessional planning and design toolsthrough community participation;Alice MathersHealthy ageing and outdoor lifestyle activities;Jemma HawkinsKnowing where to ‘go’; Jo-Anne Bichard15:40 – 16:10 Discussion Discussion Discussion

PM Tuesday 28 th June 201116:30 – 18:15 WORKSHOPS AND SITE VISITSTitle Walking environment workshop and walkaboutDescriptionThe first strategic objective of the Scottish Physical Activity Strategy is “To develop and maintain long-lasting, high-quality physicalenvironments to support inactive people to become active”. This workshop will discuss and identify priorities to help improve the local physicalenvironment to make walking and active travel the natural choice for short journeys at different stages and abilities of life. The walkabout willrange from the extinct volcano of Arthur’s Seat to the World Heritage Zone, a cycle tunnel to busy mixed use routes and planned area-wide20mph limit to major sporting facilities.Facilitator Keith Irving MA MSc, Manager of Living Streets ScotlandLocation Commences: Pentland EastTitle Developing shared space on the groundCraigmillar is a neighbourhood just over 2.5 miles east of Edinburgh city centre. A thriving working class community of some 25,000 people inthe 1970’s, its population rapidly declined in the ‘80s and ‘90s following deindustrialisation and steadily falling standards of housing, facilitiesand amenities.DescriptionIn 2002, an Urban Regeneration Company was established which, with Central and Local Government funding, was tasked with rebuildingthe physical fabric of a new community; supplying – not only 3,200 new homes – but schools, parks, sports and social facilities with access toimproved public transport.This talk considers the changes in Craigmillar’s public realm from the 1930’s to the present day and offers the chance to explore the new‘shared space’ streets that are intended to knit together the revived urban fabric.Facilitator Dr Ian Wall FRICS HonFRIAS, former Chief Executive of The EDI Group Ltd and PARC CraigmillarLocation Commences: Pentland West

PM Wednesday 29 th June 201113.30recommenceParallel Session 1CLocation: Pentland EastParallel Session 2CLocation: Pentland WestParallel Session 3CLocation: Duddingston RoomThemei) Inclusive design and sustainablecommunity planningii) Physical environment, healthand wellbeingiii) Age friendly built environments,from childhood to old ageSub theme Urban outdoor spaces Children and young people Children and young peopleFacilitator Affonso Zuin Penny Travlou Catharine Ward Thompson13:30 – 13:40Sustainable city: indicators for the metropolitangreen; Alexandra TismaLinking play and place: Identifying spatialpatterns in children’s outdoor activities usingdiaries, accelerometers, and GPS; Janet LoebachParks, young people and the peripheral foodenvironment: A cross-seasonal case study oftwo urban parks (in Newcastle upon Tyne);Tim Townshend13:40 – 13:50Varied outdoor neighbourhood space andflourishing: A comparison of Accordia and Castleneighbourhoods in Cambridge UK; Jamie Anderson‘Physical environment, health and wellbeing’:Inclusive adventure by design; Suresh PaulCampus as integrated learning environment:Learning in campus open spaces; Ender Peker13:50 – 14:00Nature contact and design of urban outdoorenvironments; Kathrin RödererImpact of outdoor preschool environmentupon children’s physical activity, sun exposure,general health and stress; Cecilia BoldemannActivity promoting neighbourhood characteristicsfor children – used and useful conceptsfor research and practice; Catharina Sternudd14:00 – 14:1014:10 – 14:2014:20 – 14:30Space and time uses in Barcelona: Three urbanparks and their diverse realities;Ángela CastrechiniThe impact of urban woodland improvementson use by low-income communities – alongitudinal study; Jenny RoeEnvironmental correlates to physical activityin adolescents-tracking leisure time activitypatterns in 14 year- old children; Ingunn FjørtoftHow do urban landscapes afford physicalactivity in adolescents? Activities, use andexperience; Kine H. ThorénHow do urban landscapes afford physicalactivity in adolescents? Physical activityhabitats; Renata Aradi“But that’s just for little kids.... “: meeting theneeds of older children and adolescents in parksand playgrounds: Lisa Wood“All they need is grass”: Developing physicalenvironments to support children’s physicalactivity; Karen Martin14:30 – 15:00 Discussion Discussion Discussion15:00 – 15:30 TEA / COFFEE BREAK AND POSTERS

PM Wednesday 29 th June 201115.30recommenceParallel Session 1DLocation: Pentland EastParallel Session 2DLocation: Pentland WestParallel Session 3DLocation: Salisbury RoomThemei) Inclusive design and sustainablecommunity planningii) Physical environment, healthand wellbeingiii) Age friendly built environments,from childhood to old ageSub theme Ethnicity and outdoor space Health and greenspace Intergenerational environmentsFacilitator Simon Bell Catharine Ward Thompson Elizabeth Burton15:30 – 15:4015:40 – 15:5015:50 – 16:00Access of ethnic minority groups to naturalareas: A review of policy and research in fourEuropean countries; Liz O’BrienLocal parks: Common grounds for cohesive innercitycommunities; Aleksandra KazmierczakWhat is this space for? Shared residential outdoorspaces in British cities: their usage and benefitsand how these are influenced by their design andmanagement; Amanda GriffinHealth promoting effects of visits to greenspace; case studies in Kuala Lumpur andKuching, Malaysia; Nor Akmar Abdul AzizAssociations between use, activities and characteristicsof the outdoor environment at workplaces;Lene LottrupPlanning restorative places: The potential ofagricultural and derelict land; Doerte MartensAre our feet too big for outdoor steps?;Hamish MacLennanResearch on social opportunities offered byurban lawns in Lund, Sweden; Xili HanParticipatory planning of open spaces in longtermcare institutions;Sergio Luiz Valente Tomasini16:00 – 16:1016:10 – 16:20Outdoors for all?: Exploring the barriers thatprevent British Black & Ethnic Minority (BME)young people use of open spaces - usingSheffield as case study; Maxwell A. AyambaDog walking as a catalyst for getting peopleout and about and strengthening socialconnectedness; Lisa WoodNature’s Health Service: creating opportunitiesin woodlands for improving well-being acrossdifferent social groups; Liz O’BrienInterpreting traces of use by applying forensics asa new method to provide user insights and gainknowledge within participatory design; Ingo AurinUrban decay and trajectories of mobilitydisability among community-dwelling olderAmericans; Philippa ClarkeA creative practice of urban interventionsdesigned for older age; Sophie Handler16:20 – 16:30Understanding how urban green space cansupport health and wellbeing in white andminority ethnic populations from deprivedurban communities; Jenny Roe16:30 – 17:00 Discussion Discussion Discussion17:00 – 17:30 Final discussion, summing up and conference close – Simon Bell – Location: Pentland East

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