The condition that varieties of cities including Iranian cities are confronted makes the creation of successful public space a necessity. It is clear that for creating suitable public space first we should understand the influencing factors on space and simultaneously solve and improve the problems through understanding the environment. For achieving the factors that influence the success as a ...

We reviewed prominent audit tools used to assess the physical environment of parks and their potential to promote physical activity. To accomplish this, we manually searched the Active Living Research website (http://www.activelivingresearch.com) for published observational audit tools that evaluate the physical environment of parks, and we reviewed park audit tools used in studies included in ...

This study offers an adaptation of the Rugai method for the collection of cysts, eggs and parasite larvae from beaches, parks and public squares.

This study provides evidence on the association between the availability of community-level physical activity-related settings and race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status (SES). We draw on outdoor observational data on community-level physical activity-related settings (such as sports areas, parks and green space, public pools and beaches, and bike paths/lanes) from the ImpacTeen Project and C...

Federal, state, and local park agencies across the nation have faced budget cuts in recent years as a result of the economic downturn and sequestration, resulting in park closures, reduced hours, staffing cuts, and deferred maintenance. For example, California faced closure of 70 state parks in 2012 to trim $22 million from the strapped state budget. Although most parks were saved by contributi...

The high quality development of national parks plays an important role in promoting the formation a reasonable, moderate and orderly land space protection pattern building harmonious coexistence human nature. However, lack public participation has limited high-quality China. Understanding concern awareness is necessary for greater participation. This paper provides insight into this problem by ...