KINE 1000 Lecture Notes - Walkability, Urban Planning, Pedestrianism
20 Dec 2013
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Space, place, and identity (cid:173) what is space? (cid:173) sociology of space: Social space when people start using natural spaces. Place when users gain control of social space. Natural space turns into social space which turns into place (gieryn 2000) (cid:173) space has causality (cause and effect) I. e. , the picture of the ark bench, have gaps on them to prevent skateboarders from using the bench (spaces are modified to enforce rules) Behavior is conditioned depending on how these spaces are organized (cid:173) we can exert power over spaces no that is my space! . Distribution of public recreational spaces in toronto (cid:173) well distributed. Time to public recreational spaces in toronto (walking) (cid:173) most areas took around 20 minutes to get to these activity spaces (cid:173) some places take as long as 40 minutes. Low diabetes time and shorter transportation time to recreational spaces. High diabetes rates associated with longer transportation time to recreational spaces.
