Events:
New Zealand Recreation Association National Conference
New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) are holding their annual National Conference, 'CONNECT... the dots', from 18-20 October at Victoria University's Rutherford House on the Pipitea Campus, Wellington. To register and see more details please click on the link above.
Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) Conference 2010
The title of the conference, 'From Discovery to Delivery: Sciency, Policy, Leadership and Action' highlights the four elements which together, are essential for sound environmental management. This conference will run from 26-29 October at Te Papa, Wellington. To register and see more details please click on the link above.
Newsletters:
Click on the link below for the first WRS Open Spaces Newsletter (April, 2010). These newsletters will be distributed quarterly, and will be placed on this website. If you would like to be included on the distribution list please contact the WRS office (see Contact Us).
WRS Open Spaces Newsletter # 1 (April, 2010)
Websites:
The following websites provide additional information and resources on Open Space issues and parks management (please click on the links to be taken to the websites).
Parks Forum
The Parks Forum website provides a comprehensive resource database with a wide range of resources and publications to support parks management. Some publications are available to the general public, and some to members only. The website also provides a calendar/ listing of events, projects and programs.
Public Health Advisory Committee
This Committee was established to provide independent advice to the Minister of Health on public health issues, including: factors influencing the health of people and communities; and the promotion and monitoring of public health.
The Public Health Advisory Committee's website provides information on their work programme, health impact assessments, news, media releases and publications.
New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities
The New Zealand Centre for Sustainable Cities is an inter-disciplinary research centre dedicated to providing the research base for innovative solutions to the economic, social, environmental and cultural development of our urban centres.
This NZ website has a growing amount of NZ based research and seminars, including recent podcasts.
CABE - The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment
This UK website focuses on improving quality of life through design, advising on well-designed buildings, places and spaces.
Documents:
Healthy Open Spaces (Regional Public Health, March 2010)
Healthy Open Spaces is an Information Paper prepared by Regional Public Health. It provides a summary of the impact of open spaces on health and wellbeing in the Wellington region.
Healthy Places Healthy Lives: Urban Environments and Wellbeing (Public Health Advisory Committee, April 2010)
The 'Healthy Places, Healthy Lives' report to the Minister of Health provides an evidence-based review of how the urban environment influences the health of communities. In NZ and worldwide, there has emerged a range of health problems that are linked with how we live in our towns and cities today. There is a growing body of research highlighting that it is possible to design cities and towns for positive health outcomes. This report outlines this evidence and describes a number of case studies that illustrate ways to design cities, towns, neighbourhoods and streets to promote good health.
Community green: Using local spaces to tackle inequality and improve health (CABE, July 2010)
This document investigates the relationship between urban green space, inequality, ethnicity, health and wellbeing in the largest study of its kind in England. It examines the impact of the quality of local green spaces on the health and wellbeing of people in six deprived and ethnically diverse areas. It shows that providing good quality local green space is an effective way to tackle inequality and improve health.
Urban green nation: Building the evidence base (CABE, March 2010)
Urban green nation is a CABE space research project which compiles and analyses data at a national level to fill the 'green' information gap. The document will be of interest to policymakers and decision makers in central and local government and anyone interested in understanding more about England's urban green spaces. The report shows the strong link between satisfaction with local parks and open space and satisfaction with neighbourhood. |
