“MoveScape”: Informing Active Landscape Planning to Improve Physical Activity and Well-Being

Key recommendations for active landscape design, include prioritizing safety and security through better lighting and well-maintained environments, fostering a sense of belonging by designing inclusive, multigenerational spaces that encourage social interaction, and ensuring accessibility for diverse needs. Sustainable and aesthetically pleasing landscapes support long-term engagement. Key recommendations relate to embedding community voice and participatory methods in the active landscape design process to enhance meaningful physical activity through community investment, cultural identity, and long-term usability.

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Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Published
2025-10-16
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https://doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2024-0690
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Urban Green Space and Health
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“MoveScape”: Informing Active Landscape Planning to Improve Physical Activity and Well-Being

Angel Chater, Trevor Smith, Ben L. Phillips, Joanne Hill et al.
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
Urban Green Space and Health
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“MoveScape”: Informing Active Landscape Planning to Improve Physical Activity and Well-Being

Angel Chater, Trevor Smith, Ben L. Phillips, Joanne Hill, Olivia Flemons, K. Roberts
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Abstract

Key recommendations for active landscape design, include prioritizing safety and security through better lighting and well-maintained environments, fostering a sense of belonging by designing inclusive, multigenerational spaces that encourage social interaction, and ensuring accessibility for diverse needs. Sustainable and aesthetically pleasing landscapes support long-term engagement. Key recommendations relate to embedding community voice and participatory methods in the active landscape design process to enhance meaningful physical activity through community investment, cultural identity, and long-term usability.

Journal of Physical Activity and HealthVol. 23(2)
University of Bedfordshire (GB), Cornwall College (GB), Improvement Service (GB), A-T Society (GB), University College London (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 61%
Urban Green Space and Health
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