2018
DOI: 10.5007/1980-0037.2018v20n5p445
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Abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the quantity and quality of open public spaces (OPS) and physical activity (PA) facilities in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina. A descriptive survey was carried out in 2015 on the quantity, type and quality of OPS and PA facilities. The quality of OPS and PA facilities were assessed by systematic observation. A quality index of OPS (score -3 to 6 points) was divided into three categories, poor (category ≤0), average (0.1 to 2.9) and good quality (category ≥3). For analysis… Show more

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“…The quality of public open spaces and physical activity facilities was not associated with the sociodemographic characteristics of the census tracts. A previous study classified a greater proportion of public open spaces (n = 214) as high quality (51.9%) and more than half of the all physical activity facilities in these spaces (n = 377) had good quality (53.6%) 19 . Studies have shown an association between the use of public open spaces and better quality for physical activities 2,6 , as well as a large number of spaces with high-quality spaces in higher income regions 8,10 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
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“…The quality of public open spaces and physical activity facilities was not associated with the sociodemographic characteristics of the census tracts. A previous study classified a greater proportion of public open spaces (n = 214) as high quality (51.9%) and more than half of the all physical activity facilities in these spaces (n = 377) had good quality (53.6%) 19 . Studies have shown an association between the use of public open spaces and better quality for physical activities 2,6 , as well as a large number of spaces with high-quality spaces in higher income regions 8,10 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 96%
“…Overall, the most frequently observed spaces were squares/woods (n = 214; 59.8%), free areas (22.0%) and, to a lesser extent, parks/groves (4.2%). A previous study 19 provides detailed characteristics of the public open spaces analyzed.…”
Section: A Total Of 201 Public Open Spaces Were Identified In the 201mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous studies describe details of procedure collection and characteristics of the facilities. 54,55 These data were geocoded using ArcGis (version 10.3.1).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Currently, this park is managed by the Florianópolis City Hall 22 and the population has an average income of R$ 5,376.00 (US$ 1,448.00) 22 . An analysis performed through systematic observation revealed that this location includes 11 pieces of equipment for physical activity practice with good quality 20 .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, it is necessary to broaden the debate on the differences in public park users' perception of socio-demographic characteristics such as sex, age group and level of education. This is because, among other things, access to public open spaces is still low and restricted to medium-and high-income locations 20 , especially in Brazil. Therefore, the present study aimed to describe environmental factors that promote public park use in the city of Florianópolis, Southern Brazil, according to users' socio demographic characteristics.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%