Inclusive Parks across Ages: Multifunction and Urban Open Space Management for Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Urban Open Space Management
1.2. Developing Multifunction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Selected Case
2.2. Walking Interviews
2.3. Analysis and Analytical Framework
3. Results
3.1. Children and Affordances
3.2. Children and UOS Management
3.3. Adolescents and Affordances
3.4. Adolescents and UOS Management
3.5. Elderly and Affordances
3.6. Elderly and UOS Management
3.7. Park Management
4. Discussion
4.1. Similarities and Differences between Age Groups
4.2. Developing Multifunction and Inclusiveness
4.3. Developing Socially Sustainable User Participation
4.4. Method Discussion and Future Studies
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Age Group | Interview | Gender | Age | Geographic Context |
---|---|---|---|---|
Children | 1 | Boy | 10 | Lived all life in Landskrona. Immigrant parents. |
1 | Boy | 10 | Lived all life in Landskrona. | |
2 | Girl | 10 | Born in the region and mainly lived in Landskrona. Immigrant parents. | |
2 | Girl | 9 | Lived all life in Landskrona. Immigrant parents. | |
3 | Boy | 10 | Lives in Landskrona since age 5. Immigrant. | |
3 | Girl | 10 | Lived all life in Landskrona. | |
Adolescents | 4 | Girl | 16 | Born in Landskrona but lives in a nearby village since age 5. Immigrant parents. |
4 | Girl | 16 | Lived all life in Landskrona. Immigrant parents. | |
5 | Girl | 16 | Born in Landskrona but lives in a nearby village since age 3. Immigrant parents. | |
5 | Girl | 16 | Born in other part of Sweden but lives in Landskrona since age 6. Immigrant parents. | |
6 | Girl | 15 | Lives in Landskrona since age 5. Immigrant. | |
6 | Girl | 16 | Lived all life in Landskrona. Immigrant parents. | |
Elderly | 7 | Man | 76 | Born in the region. Lives in Landskrona since 25 years. |
7 | Man | 69 | Lived in Landskrona all life. | |
8 | Woman | 75 | Born in other part of Sweden. Lives in Landskrona since several years. | |
8 | Woman | 66 | Born in Landskrona and has also moved back. | |
9 | Man | 76 | Lived in Landskrona all life. | |
9 | Woman | 70 | Lived in Landskrona all life. |
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Sundevall, E.P.; Jansson, M. Inclusive Parks across Ages: Multifunction and Urban Open Space Management for Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 9357. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249357
Sundevall EP, Jansson M. Inclusive Parks across Ages: Multifunction and Urban Open Space Management for Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(24):9357. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249357
Chicago/Turabian StyleSundevall, Elin P., and Märit Jansson. 2020. "Inclusive Parks across Ages: Multifunction and Urban Open Space Management for Children, Adolescents, and the Elderly" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 24: 9357. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17249357