Assessing parks of Delhi ��� for physical activity and health
| Autor: | Mukerjee, Prarthna, Kondal, Dimple, Tayyab, Mohammed, Rautela, Garima, Gongal, Gyanendra, Mandal, Siddharth, Mohan, Sailesh, Prabhakaran, Dorairaj, Goenka, Shifalika |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
| DOI: | 10.14288/hfjc.v14i3.611 |
| Popis: | Background: Parks profoundly influences health and physical activity levels Purpose: To do a situational assessment of parks in Delhi from a physical activity & health perspective & elicit user experiences. Methods: Observations, user perceptions, and qualitative elicitation from users and Normalised difference vegetative index (NDVI) calculation. Setting & sampling. Delhi is spread over 1484 km2. 564 parks were randomly sampled from 3427 parks identifiable on Google Earth Pro. We report data from 206/564 parks, and 1613 users. (Data collection stopped due to COVID lockdown, restarting, will be completed by August.) Observations, assessments, user experiences: Quantitative: Data collection instruments uploaded on tablets and field workers trained. Objective observations on park maintenance, presence of open gyms etc. Subjective perception of park users, usage of Open gyms etc. Qualitative elicitation of user experiences/stories. NDVI calculated - Geographic Information System software ���ArcGIS���. Results: Qualitative ���Our houses are so small, that we can���t even breathe there that is why we come here.��� ���We have become old now, our families don���t want us to be at home for long time so we spend our time here at the park.��� ���We sit and talk together, maintain the park, exercise together. Quantitative: 201/206 were accessible to the public. 36/206 had sidewalks encroached/illegal shops/garbage. OPEN GYMs 143/ 206(69.4%) had open gyms. Yoga and group fitness activities were carried out in 60.7% and 32.5% of the parks respectively. Park in low Socio-economic areas faced encroachments, badly maintained. User views (n=1613, 725: women): 689/1613 stayed >2km away from the park. 83.1% used the park on daily basis. Parks were motivational and gave happiness (98.6%); Presence of open gym- encouraged 87.4%. Conclusions: Delhi is one of the few cities to have allocated green parks/urban forests. These enhance physical activity, mental health and equity in its users. Funding: WHO- South-East Asia Regional Office APW number 202602587-1. The Health & Fitness Journal of Canada, Vol. 14 No. 3 (2021): Proceedings from the 8th International Society for Physical Activity and Health Congress |
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