Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Urban open spaces are valued for their health, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Outdoor physical activity is important for the wellbeing of youth, while playfulness is crucial for creativity and innovation. It is observed that in Pakistan the access of adolescent girls to public open sp...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2015
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| author | Qutub, Syed Ayub Anjum, Nomana |
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| description | Urban open spaces are valued for their health, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Outdoor physical activity is important for the wellbeing of youth, while playfulness is crucial for creativity and innovation. It is observed that in Pakistan the access of adolescent girls to public open spaces and school playgrounds is restricted, but there has been no prior scientific study. This research has studied the impediments in four planned and un-planned localities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The restrictions on girls are pervasive and become more severe upon their attaining puberty. The values of city and local parks as adolescent-girl-friendly spaces (AGFS) have been assessed. The project has developed AGFS designs for parks and playgrounds, and tested the preferences of the target beneficiaries. Adolescent girls prefer creative play spaces with loose materials and cycling over fixed play fixtures. Institutional and programmatic interventions are proposed on the basis of the findings and consultations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1505242025-11-06T07:10:45Z Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan Qutub, Syed Ayub Anjum, Nomana public parks gender recreational areas urban areas children behaviour women Urban open spaces are valued for their health, social, economic, and environmental benefits. Outdoor physical activity is important for the wellbeing of youth, while playfulness is crucial for creativity and innovation. It is observed that in Pakistan the access of adolescent girls to public open spaces and school playgrounds is restricted, but there has been no prior scientific study. This research has studied the impediments in four planned and un-planned localities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The restrictions on girls are pervasive and become more severe upon their attaining puberty. The values of city and local parks as adolescent-girl-friendly spaces (AGFS) have been assessed. The project has developed AGFS designs for parks and playgrounds, and tested the preferences of the target beneficiaries. Adolescent girls prefer creative play spaces with loose materials and cycling over fixed play fixtures. Institutional and programmatic interventions are proposed on the basis of the findings and consultations. 2015-03-03 2024-08-01T02:52:12Z 2024-08-01T02:52:12Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150524 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Qutub, Syed Ayub and Anjum, Nomana. 2015. Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. PSSP Working Paper 27. Washington, DC and Islamabad, Pakistan: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150524 |
| spellingShingle | public parks gender recreational areas urban areas children behaviour women Qutub, Syed Ayub Anjum, Nomana Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| title | Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| title_full | Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| title_short | Urban open spaces for adolescent girls: An assessment for Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
| title_sort | urban open spaces for adolescent girls an assessment for islamabad and rawalpindi pakistan |
| topic | public parks gender recreational areas urban areas children behaviour women |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150524 |
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