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Mingling, observing, and lingering: everyday public spaces and their implications for well-being and social relations
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Different users of public spaces attain a sense of well- being for different reasons: the paper calls for policy approaches in which the social and therapeutic properties of a range of everyday spaces are more widely recognised and nurtured.About:
This article is published in Health & Place.The article was published on 2008-09-01. It has received 418 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sense of community & Social relation.read more
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Come take a walk with me: the "go-along" interview as a novel method for studying the implications of place for health and well-being.
TL;DR: This paper aims to serve as a four-part introductory primer on the "go-along" qualitative interview methodology for studying the health issues of neighborhood or local-area contexts by considering the method's strengths and limitations for population health research on neighborhoods and local areas.
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The Relationship between Social Cohesion and Urban Green Space: An Avenue for Health Promotion.
TL;DR: How positive interactions in urban green space can catalyze social cohesion, social capital and critical health-promoting behaviors that may enhance psychological health and well-being is discussed.
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The contribution of local parks to neighbourhood social ties.
TL;DR: It is concluded that for inner-city parks to realise their full potential in supporting social interactions and developing social ties, they need to be well-maintained and provide good recreational facilities.
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Quality or quantity? Exploring the relationship between Public Open Space attributes and mental health in Perth, Western Australia.
TL;DR: From a mental health perspective, POS quality within a neighbourhood appears to be more important than POS quantity, and this finding has policy implications and warrants further investigation.
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Understanding and representing place in health research a relational approach
TL;DR: It is argued that research in place and health should avoid the false dualism of context and composition by recognising that there is a mutually reinforcing and reciprocal relationship between people and place.
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Ethnicity and the Multicultural City: Living with Diversity:
TL;DR: In the wake of the race disturbances in Oldham, Burnley, and Bradford in Summer 2001, the author explores the possibilities for intercultural understanding and dialogue as discussed by the authors, arguing that although the national frame of racial and ethnic relations remains important, much of the negotiation of difference occurs at the very local level, through everyday experiences and encounters.
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The Dictionary of Human Geography
A. T. A. Learmonth,Ron Johnston +1 more
TL;DR: The Dictionary of Human Geography as mentioned in this paper is a collection of dictionaries of human geography, with a focus on the human geography of cities and their relationships with the surrounding areas, and includes:
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Health and lifestyles
TL;DR: The health and lifestyle survey reveals patterns of behaviour and health that need to be considered in the context of social circumstances and health policy.