Grönområden för fler - Statens folkhälsoinstitut
Grönområden för fler - Statens folkhälsoinstitut
Grönområden för fler - Statens folkhälsoinstitut
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Accessible green open spaces can make it possible to maintain and develop<br />
what works through physical activity, because many disabilities mean<br />
that one cannot exercise in the same way as others. It being possible to<br />
move about independently and safely in the environment is a given. This<br />
can be achieved, for example, through even, firm surfaces, it being possible<br />
to avoid stairs, steep inclines, narrow passages, there being spacious toilettes,<br />
adapted railing and lighting, etc.<br />
Socio-economically weak groups and those with foreign backgrounds<br />
use green open spaces to a lesser extent than other groups. Among these<br />
groups, the degree of physical activity is also lower and poor health is<br />
also more widely spread. They also do not have as much access to holiday<br />
cottages or their own gardens as other groups, which results in fewer chances<br />
of spending time in green environments. To attract broad groups of the<br />
population, investments can be made on walking paths with natural destinations,<br />
places for grilling, meeting places, places to fish and their nearby<br />
environments as well as land for picking berries and mushrooms. Clear<br />
and translated information about the common right of access to private<br />
land, etc. is also important to reach people with another mother tongue.<br />
A checklist with a guide is presented that can be an aid in identifying the<br />
various qualities of the green open spaces and in ensuring that the various<br />
groups of the population’s needs are met. This can, for example, be used<br />
upon development pressure and in needs inventories as well as in the development<br />
of existing green open spaces.<br />
Proximity is significant – the closer, the more likely regular use is. People<br />
are prepared to regularly walk approximately 300 metres to a green open<br />
space. In one GIS section, proposals are given of how to map what population<br />
groups, in terms of age, gender, income and level of education, live<br />
within different distances from the green open spaces. A mapping proposal<br />
is also included of educational and care institutions, for young and old,<br />
in the local area that can be expected to be interested in using the spaces<br />
for educational purposes and/or for recreation. This section also includes<br />
a method outline of how to obtain an overall illustration of how large a<br />
part of the urban population lives further than 300 metres from the closest<br />
green open space.<br />
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