Spatial planning in Slovenia has been considerably changed by the transition processes. The changes have favored private interest to the cost of public needs and values. The subject of this research are new collective housing areas, which, compared with older neighborhoods, are typically single-use residential, and their open spaces are of reduced size and scope. While accessible green spaces are important for all inhabitants, this research focuses in vulnerable groups of users, such as children and elderly. These depend on immediate vicinity of green spaces which cannot be compensated by other green areas in the city. Lack of such spaces forces these groups to spend more time indoors where the negative impact of indoor air can be more detrimental for their health than potential outdoor air pollutants. The research questions include how the outdoor environment is perceived and used by the inhabitants and how poor open space affects the health related life style. The layouts of the open space in chosen neighborhoods have been described by a set of urban quality parameters. The use has been monitored by observation and mapping of users.
F.25 Development of new organisational structures and managerial solutions
COBISS.SI-ID: 7614073The symposium was intended to enhance linkages between the professions dealing with spatial design and health. The presented contribution deals with the quality of living in new housing developments in Ljubljana, which have limited and poorly furnished open space. The aim of the research was to investigate how this may influence life style of the inhabitants, especially its health related aspects. Lack of adequate open space means that people, especially elderly and children, spend less time outside, physically and socially active. The differences between pilot areas, discovered by inventory of urban parameters, were confirmed by the findings of behavior observation and mapping, and results of survey among inhabitants. Lack of quantity and quality of open space leads to less time spent outside and limits the activities to transit and toddler play.
D.04 Initiative to set up a new research area in Slovenia
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