Examining the role of urban street design in enhancing community engagement: A literature review

Hassen, Nadha; Kaufman, Pamela

doi:10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.08.005

Cited by 67 publications

(37 citation statements)

References 24 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Delivering increased access to natural environments can increase community cohesion (e.g., reduce social isolation), mental and physical health, and the general well-being of residents [ 118 , 119 , 120 , 121 , 122 ]. However, the specific mechanisms by which exposure to and interaction with green/blue space affect health and well-being are still not well understood [ 118 ], and could result in a number of unintended consequences (e.g., fear of crime or poor perception of the environment) if not properly co-designed [ 118 , 166 , 167 ]. While the evidence is mixed, this raises again the essential need for community participation to create more socially cohesive environments [ 168 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Resolving these complex societal, economic and environmental issues requires multi-faceted approaches including sustainable building design, and particularly community engagement and participation and social inclusion throughout the intervention processes and beyond to achieve sustainable and positive change [ 166 ]. Some evidence suggests that these should include a shift to more person- and community-centred ways of working in public health and healthcare, covering key themes such as strengthening communities, opportunities for volunteering and peer roles, fostering collaboration and partnerships, and access to community resources [ 175 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Making the Case for “Whole System” Approaches: Integrating Public Health and Housing

Sharpe

Taylor

Fleming

et al. 2018

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Housing conditions have been an enduring focus for public health activity throughout the modern public health era. However, the nature of the housing and health challenge has changed in response to an evolution in the understanding of the diverse factors influencing public health. Today, the traditional public health emphasis on the type and quality of housing merges with other wider determinants of health. These include the neighbourhood, community, and “place” where a house is located, but also the policies which make access to a healthy house possible and affordable for everyone. Encouragingly, these approaches to policy and action on housing have the potential to contribute to the “triple win” of health and well-being, equity, and environmental sustainability. However, more effective housing policies (and in public health in general) that adopt more systemic approaches to addressing the complex interactions between health, housing, and wider environment are needed. This paper illustrates some of the key components of the housing and health challenge in developed countries, and presents a conceptual model to co-ordinate activities that can deliver the “triple win.” This is achieved by offering a perspective on how to navigate more effectively, inclusively and across sectors when identifying sustainable housing interventions.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Making the Case for “Whole System” Approaches: Integrating Public Health and Housing

Sharpe

Taylor

Fleming

et al. 2018

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Consider space per pedestrian, flow rates, speeds, or ratios of volume to capacity (Frank et al., , ; Fruin, ; Leslie et al., ; Stewart et al., ; Todd et al., ). Consider, too, qualities that foster diversity: participation, intergenerational accessibility, connectivity between ground floor activities and streets, as well as comfort, environmental integrity, economic viability, and design competence (Appleyard, ; Hassen & Kaufman, ; Kashef, , ; Lynch, ; Southworth, , ). Security and well‐being are crucial in this mix.…”

Section: Liveability and Walkabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Walking city streets: Spatial qualities, spatial justice, and democratising impulses

Stratford

Waitt

Harada

2019

Trans Inst British Geog

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Walking fosters self‐efficacy, empathy, and connection, and large and small democratic actions. Such capacity seems especially the case when walking is attended by certain spatial qualities that engender, for instance, physical accessibility, a capacity to socialise, a sense of safety, or a pleasing aesthetic. Sometimes, adverse spatial alternatives dominate and then – at very least – indifference seems to loom large and spatial injustices prevail. And in the worst conditions, indifference and injustice tip over into fear and danger. This paper's orientation is towards optimism, however. Our conceptual focus is on the relationship of walking to geography and philosophical pragmatism, and on small and effective antidotes to indifference and injustice. Our empirical contributions come from a qualitative research project in Wollongong, Australia, and specifically from conversations with 25 adult residents who shared with us their experiences of regular walks in the city centre. We interpret those experiences in pragmatic terms as transactions – or experiments in what to do and how – in relation to self, others, and environs. We show how participants are affected by walks and the transactional spaces created by them, and consider how they come to care for things that might not directly concern or affect them. In the process, we discern that they experience how their actions shape and can enrich life in the city – findings that have wider salience for those interested in spatial qualities, spatial justice, and democratising impulses.

show abstract

“…Post-planning or operation step needs more understanding of the connection between the services and public engagement [27]. In some case, public engagement especially from marginal stakeholder who has low power and low interest [28] are less involved.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Non-Ridership Presumption Toward New Bus Rapid Transit Purwokerto-Purbalingga Execution

Romadlon¹

2020

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purbalingga is a new mass transportation mode. Recently, the execution of the BRT has been going on for three years. In terms of service standards to ridership, the BRT has been fulfilled the requirement. However, during the execution, it shall be supported by the non-ridership (local communities) who get the impact as public engagement. The non-ridership impact is captured by observing their presumptions. This study uses quantitative method and survey technique to collect the data by spreading questionnaires to the non-ridership in Purwokerto and Purbalingga. The collected data is analyzed by Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and Structural Equation Modelling Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). The ANOVA results show that gender, age ratio, and residence (living area) are significant presumption factors. According to SEM-PLS model, the R-squared of non-ridership presumption variables toward the BRT execution as excellent public transportation is at 51.8% (moderate level). It is found that the economic variable affects the excellent public transportation variable is at 41.4%, and the social variable have a correlation with the excellent public transportation variable is at 36.2%, but not with the environment variable (5.6% only). Following up these findings, it is recommended that public engagement through the non-ridership presumption will lead the BRT provider to purpose some programs to improve the service and increase the occupancy. So that, the proposed program will attract the sense of awareness and public engagement of the non-ridership toward the BRT execution.

show abstract

Examining the role of urban street design in enhancing community engagement: A literature review

Cited by 67 publications

References 24 publications

Making the Case for “Whole System” Approaches: Integrating Public Health and Housing

Making the Case for “Whole System” Approaches: Integrating Public Health and Housing

Walking city streets: Spatial qualities, spatial justice, and democratising impulses

Non-Ridership Presumption Toward New Bus Rapid Transit Purwokerto-Purbalingga Execution

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About