Navigating Neighbourhood Opposition and Climate Change: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Play Street Pilot in Sydney, Australia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (a)
- Assess community attendance of the pilot Play Street: Who visited the event and what were their characteristics? How long did visitors spend at the event and in what kinds of activities did they engage there?
- (b)
- Examine community members’ experiences and perceptions about the event: What were their views and perceptions of the Play Street pilot?
- (c)
- Understand stakeholder perspectives about the pilot Play Street: How did community stakeholders feel about holding Play Streets in the Inner West Council area?
- (d)
- Identify enablers and barriers to implementation of Play Streets: What factors contributed to the success of the pilot Play Street? What challenges did organisers face in planning and implementing the pilot Play Street?
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Setting
2.2. Study Design
2.3. Participants
2.4. Play Street Intervention
2.5. Measurement
2.5.1. Intercept Survey
2.5.2. Semi-Structured Stakeholder Interviews
2.6. Procedures
2.7. Data Analysis
2.8. Ethical Approval
3. Results
3.1. Pilot Play Street Attendance and Visitor Characteristics
3.2. Reasons for Visiting the Play Street
3.3. Community Experiences and Perspectives of the Pilot Play Street
3.4. Stakeholder Perspectives of Play Streets
3.4.1. Factors Contributing to the Success of the Pilot Play Street or Future Play Streets
3.4.2. Challenges
3.4.3. Other Insights and Learnings
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | n | % | |
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Gender | Female | 6 | 19.4 |
Male | 24 | 77.4 | |
Other, preferred not to say | 1 | 3.2 | |
Age group (years) | 25–34 | 1 | 3.1 |
35–44 | 17 | 53.1 | |
45–54 | 11 | 34.4 | |
55–64 | 2 | 6.3 | |
≥65 | 1 | 3.1 | |
Postcode of residence | Same as pilot Play Street | 31 | 96.9 |
Outside Inner West | 1 | 3.1 | |
Group size | 1 (adult only) | 4 | 12.5 |
2 | 4 | 12.5 | |
3 | 5 | 15.6 | |
4 | 8 | 25 | |
5 | 5 | 15.6 | |
≥6 | 6 | 18.7 | |
Group composition | Adults only | 9 | 28.1 |
Adults + children | 23 | 71.2 | |
Age of children * | ≤5 years | 10 | 43.5 |
Primary school-aged | 21 | 65.6 | |
High school-aged | 5 | 21.7 |
Demographic | Safety Mean (SD) | df | t | 95% CI | p Value | Organisation Mean (SD) | df | t | 95% CI | p Value | Enjoyment Mean (SD) | df | t | 95% CI | p Value | Children’s Enjoyment * Mean (SD) | df | t | 95% CI | p Value |
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Gender | ||||||||||||||||||||
Male (n = 6) | 4.83 (0.41) | 28 | 0 | −0.439; 0.439 | 1 | 4.67 (0.52) | 28 | 1.034 | −0.409; 1.242 | 0.31 | 4.50 (0.55) | 28 | −0.739 | −0.629; 0.295 | 0.466 | 5.00 (0) | 17 | 2.38 | −0.439; 0.439 | 0.029 |
Female (n = 24) | 4.83 (0.48) | 4.25 (0.94) | 4.67 (0.48) | 4.67 (0.59) | ||||||||||||||||
Age Group | ||||||||||||||||||||
<45 years (n = 16) | 4.75 (0.58) | 25 | 0.268 | −5.13; 0.156 | 0.28 | 4.38 (0.81) | 28 | 0.272 | −0.584; 0.763 | 0.788 | 4.69 (0.48) | 28 | 0.64 | −0.255; 0.487 | 0.527 | 4.67 (0.62) | 21 | −0.875 | −0.703; 0.287 | 0.391 |
≥45 years (n = 14) | 4.93 (0.27) | 4.29 (0.99) | 4.57 (0.51) | 4.88 (0.35) | ||||||||||||||||
With Children Aged≤5 years * | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yes (n = 10) | 4.70 (0.68) | 9 | −1.406 | −0.783; 0.183 | 0.193 | 4.10 (0.88) | 11.6 | −2.522 | −1.393; −0.099 | 0.027 | 4.50 (0.53) | 15.6 | −1.761 | −0.764; 0.071 | 0.098 | 4.70 (0.68) | 21 | −0.298 | −0.522; 0.414 | 0.769 |
No (n = 13) | 5.00 (0) | 4.85 (0.38) | 4.85 (0.38) | 4.77 (0.44) | ||||||||||||||||
With Children in Primary School * | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yes (n = 21) | 4.86 (0.48) | 21 | −0.414 | −0.861; 0.575 | 0.683 | 4.57 (0.75) | 20 | 3.508 | 0.232; 0.911 | 0.002 | 4.71 (0.46) | 21 | 0.607 | −0.520; 0.949 | 0.301 | 4.71 (0.56) | 21 | −0.706 | −1.128; 0.556 | 0.488 |
No (n = 2) | 5.00 (0) | 4.00 (0) | 4.5 (0.71) | 5.00 (0) | ||||||||||||||||
With Children in High School * | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yes (n = 5) | 5.00 (0) | 21 | 0.712 | −0.320; 0.653 | 0.712 | 4.80 (0.45) | 11.7 | 1.306 | −0.239; 0.950 | 0.217 | 5.00 (0) | 17 | 3.289 | 0.139; 0.638 | 0.004 | 5.00 (0) | 17 | 2.38 | 0.038; 0.629 | 0.029 |
No (n = 18) | 4.83 (0.51) | 4.44 (0.78) | 4.61 (0.50) | 4.67 (0.59) | ||||||||||||||||
Play in the Street * | ||||||||||||||||||||
The first time (n = 12) | 4.75 (0.62) | 11 | −1.393 | −0.645; 0.145 | 0.191 | 4.25 (0.87) | 15.9 | −2.043 | −1.158; 0.022 | 0.058 | 4.58 (0.52) | 20.6 | −1.221 | −0.635; 0.166 | 0.236 | 4.75 (0.62) | 21 | 0.98 | −0.458; 0.503 | 0.923 |
Had previous experience (n = 11) | 5.00 (0) | 4.82 (0.41) | 4.82 (0.41) | 4.73 (0.47) | ||||||||||||||||
Opportunity to Play Outside * | ||||||||||||||||||||
Yes (n = 21) | 4.86 (0.48) | 21 | −0.414 | −0.861; 0.575 | 0.683 | 4.57 (0.68) | 21 | 1.06 | −0.550; 1.692 | 0.186 | 4.71 (0.46) | 21 | 0.607 | −0.520; 0.949 | 0.551 | 4.81 (0.40) | 1 | 0.806 | −11.50; 13.11 | 0.566 |
No (n = 2) | 5.00 (0) | 4.00 (1.41) | 4.50 (0.71) | 4.00 (1.41) | ||||||||||||||||
Group Size: Adult | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 (n = 6) | 4.67 (0.82) | 5.2 | −0.849 | −1.141; 0.570 | 0.433 | 4.17 (1.33) | 6.1 | −0.376 | −1.605; 1.177 | 0.72 | 4.5 (0.55) | 25 | −0.962 | −0.673; 0.244 | 0.345 | 5.00 (0) | 17 | 2.38 | 0.038; 0.629 | 0.029 |
>1 (n = 21) | 4.95 (0.22) | 4.38 (0.81) | 4.71 (0.46) | 4.67 (0.59) | ||||||||||||||||
Group Size: Children * | ||||||||||||||||||||
Small (1–2) (n = 15) | 5 (0) | 7 | 1.426 | −0.247; 0.997 | 0.197 | 4.8 (0.41) | 8.5 | 2.3 | 0.224; 1.376 | 0.009 | 4.73 (0.46) | 21 | 0.52 | −0.327; 0.544 | 0.108 | 4.80 (0.41) | 21 | 0.73 | −0.323; 0.673 | 0.473 |
Big (>2) (n = 8) | 4.63 (0.74) | 4.0 (0.93) | 4.63 (0.52) | 4.63 (0.74) | ||||||||||||||||
Group Size: Adults + Children * | ||||||||||||||||||||
Small (2–4) (n = 14) | 4.86 (0.54) | 21 | −0.159 | −0.448; 0.384 | 0.875 | 4.64 (0.63) | 21 | 0.991 | −0.340; 0.959 | 0.333 | 4.64 (0.50) | 21 | −0.663 | −0.558; 0.289 | 0.515 | 4.86 (0.36) | 10.6 | 1.156 | −0.275; 0.878 | 0.273 |
Big (>4) (n = 9) | 4.89 (0.33) | 4.33 (0.87) | 4.78 (0.44) | 4.56 (0.73) |
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Chau, J.Y.; Dharmayani, P.N.A.; Little, H. Navigating Neighbourhood Opposition and Climate Change: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Play Street Pilot in Sydney, Australia. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032476
Chau JY, Dharmayani PNA, Little H. Navigating Neighbourhood Opposition and Climate Change: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Play Street Pilot in Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(3):2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032476
Chicago/Turabian StyleChau, Josephine Y., Putu Novi Arfirsta Dharmayani, and Helen Little. 2023. "Navigating Neighbourhood Opposition and Climate Change: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Play Street Pilot in Sydney, Australia" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 3: 2476. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032476