Ode Sang, Åsa
- Institutionen för landskapsarkitektur, planering och förvaltning, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Sammanfattning
In recent years the relationship between outdoor recreation and public health has been increasingly acknowledged. One way planners and policymakers can promote physical activity within their administrative areas is to stimulate more people to engage in outdoor recreation. However, a prerequisite for outdoor recreation is accessibility to recreational landscapes. In current research, the terms 'access' and 'accessibility' are defined and used in different ways. In order to provide planners and policymakers responsible for urban green structure with useful tools for promoting outdoor recreation, there is a need to find ways for accessibility to be measured and mapped in ways reflecting the different dimensions of perceived accessibility. The literature review identifies the key dimensions describing accessibility to recreational landscapes and the related attributes that can be assessed when studying peoples' perceived accessibility. Two main dimensions of perceived accessibility are identified: physical accessibility (related to attributes in the physical landscape), and cultural, social, or sociopsychological accessibility (related to attributes of the observer). The author concludes that researchers, planners, policymakers, and others aiming to assess accessibility to a recreational landscape need to make conscious choices regarding which dimensions and attributes of perceived accessibility should be included based on the purpose of their assessment.
Nyckelord
landscape perception; planning tools; promoting physical activity; accessibility; outdoor recreation
Publicerad i
Norsk Geografisk Tidsskrift / Norwegian Journal of Geography
2014, volym: 68, nummer: 3, sidor: 145-154
Utgivare: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
SLU författare
Associerade SLU-program
Naturupplevelser och hälsa
Globala målen (SDG)
SDG9 Hållbar industri, innovationer och infrastruktur
SDG11 Hållbara städer och samhällen
UKÄ forskningsämne
Landskapsarkitektur
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00291951.2014.904399
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/67084