Introducing a method for mapping recreational experience
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Introducing a method for mapping recreational experience. / Lindholst, Andrej Christian; Dempsey, Nicola; Burton, Mel.
In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning, Vol. 166, No. 5, 2013, p. 296-308.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Introducing a method for mapping recreational experience
AU - Lindholst, Andrej Christian
AU - Dempsey, Nicola
AU - Burton, Mel
N1 - Paper 1100012
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The provision of recreational opportunities forms an important and long-standing urban planning and management objective. However, considering a range of experiences encountered when in such spaces currently does not form part of existing open space assessment tools in the UK. In this paper, ‘rec-mapping’, an innovative method of analysing and mapping positive recreational experiences in urban green spaces is explored and piloted within the UK planning context. Originating in the Nordic countries, this on-site method can provide urban planners and designers with data about the extent to which specific green spaces provide and support a range of recreational experiences. The exploration reported here is based on a short review of the methods background and an application in two test sites in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in early summer 2010. This paper critically appraises the application of rec-mapping at smaller spatial scales and recommends further explorations within the UK planning context, as the method adds to existing open space assessment by providing a unique layer of information to analyse more fully the recreational qualities of urban green spaces.
AB - The provision of recreational opportunities forms an important and long-standing urban planning and management objective. However, considering a range of experiences encountered when in such spaces currently does not form part of existing open space assessment tools in the UK. In this paper, ‘rec-mapping’, an innovative method of analysing and mapping positive recreational experiences in urban green spaces is explored and piloted within the UK planning context. Originating in the Nordic countries, this on-site method can provide urban planners and designers with data about the extent to which specific green spaces provide and support a range of recreational experiences. The exploration reported here is based on a short review of the methods background and an application in two test sites in Sheffield, South Yorkshire in early summer 2010. This paper critically appraises the application of rec-mapping at smaller spatial scales and recommends further explorations within the UK planning context, as the method adds to existing open space assessment by providing a unique layer of information to analyse more fully the recreational qualities of urban green spaces.
KW - Former LIFE faculty
KW - urban forestry and urban greening
U2 - 10.1680/udap.11.00012
DO - 10.1680/udap.11.00012
M3 - Journal article
VL - 166
SP - 296
EP - 308
JO - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning
JF - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Urban Design and Planning
SN - 1755-0793
IS - 5
ER -
ID: 33870729