Maghrabi, A, Ormerod, MG and Newton, RA 2016, The benefits and needs of exercise in public open spaces on women's health , in: Habitats for Happy and Healthy Ageing, 11-14 October 2014, Edinburgh, UK.
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Abstract
This research explores women’s physical activities in urban public open spaces in Saudi Arabia. Physical inactivity is a growing health concern, and research has begun to address the physical environment, a subset of which looks particularly at the role of the environment for women. With a population of 4.1 million, Jeddah is the second largest city in Saudi Arabia. According to the World Health Organization, 36.5% of Saudi Arabians
are obese and around 31% of the population suffers from hypertension. Women have the larger proportion of this statistics being 39.1% total. The current physical space provision is less than the world health organization’s recommendation of 9 m² per person. Currently,
the lack amount of provision open spaces in Jeddah are not covering the resident’s needs.
The objectives of this study are to:
- Determine the types of the urban public spaces that are frequently used by the residents in groups and individuals.
- Record activities and use across demographic factors at different times of year and day as well as in diverse locations.
- Record and critique current professional practice regarding the planning, design and management of urban public open spaces in Saudi Arabia, with specific focus on social and cultural requirements.
- Identify the diversity of the use and preferences for open spaces, and especially in those neighbourhoods that reflect migration, religion, gender, age and economic factors.
- Propose new urban public open space forms to improve the urban health by resolving current urban and environmental issues that affect negatively on residents quality of life and physical.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Poster) |
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| Schools: | Schools > School of the Built Environment > Centre for Urban Processes, Resilient Infrastructures & Sustainable Environments |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Habitats for Happy and Healthy Ageing conference proceedings |
| Publisher: | Mobility, Mood and Place |
| Funders: | Built Environment School |
| Depositing User: | AHMAD ABDALRAZZAQ A Maghrabi |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2019 12:05 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Aug 2021 21:21 |
| URI: | http://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/50677 |
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