Resources tagged: Communities
Filtered by locality: "International"
Sharing School Facilities Research
A new research brief from Active Living Research summarises research on community access to school sport and recreation facilities outside of school hours, as well as studies that examine the shared use of school facilities and programs with other community groups or agencies. It also describes challenges commonly associated with the shared use of recreational facilities, and opportunities for policy-makers at the state and local level.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Access, Active living, Agreements, Communities, Community facilities, Outdoor recreation, Policy, Primary schools, Public open space, Publications, Recreation facilities, Research, Schools, Secondary schools, Sports and leisure facilities |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2012 |
Mark Fenton Presentation
Mr Fenton shared his knowledge on how to create more active places and people in your community – leading to more liveable, sustainable, and productive cities and towns.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Advocacy, Barriers to physical activity, Behaviour, Benefits of physical activity, Built Environment, Communities, Cycle paths, Design, Government agencies, Government policy, Government programs, Health policy, Local government, Paths, Physical activity, Physical activity recommendations, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Public transport, Publications, Town planning, Urban design, Walking |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2011 |
Active Transportation Walkability and Cyclability Checklist
The checklist provides a mechanism to assess the walkability and bikeability of a local area.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Active transport, Checklist, Communities, Cycle paths, Cycling, Paths, Physical activity, Publications, Walking |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | Published year not set |
Community Engagement in Plan Making
The document developed by the UK Local Government Improvement and Development and Planning Advisory Service provides advice to help develop an appropriate and effective approach to engaging with communities in plan-making to help shape the place they live to create better and more sustainable communities.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Advocacy, Built Environment, Communities, Local government, Publications |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2010 |
Promoting Physical Activity and Active Living in Urban Environments
Developed by the World Health Organization, this booklet concisely overviews the best available evidence on physical activity in the urban environment and makes suggestions for policy and practice based on that evidence.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Active living, Advocacy, Brochure, Communities, Exercise, Health promotion, Local government, Physical activity, Planning (strategic/organisational), Publications |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2006 |
SpaceShaper
SpaceShaper is a practical toolkit to measure the quality of a public space before investing time and money in improving it.
| Resource type: | Publications |
| Tags: | Built Environment, Communities, Infrastructure, Planning (built environment/infrastructure), Publications |
| Relevance: | International |
| Year published: | 2007 |
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