Green AWARE Project
GreenAWARE: Greenspace Access, Wellbeing, and Resident Equality
The GreenAWARE project is a collaboration between the University of Leeds, Leeds City Council, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, and community stakeholders, to help us understand how to make green spaces in Leeds and Bradford as beneficial and inclusive as possible, to meet the needs of our fantastic, diverse, local communities.
Bradford and Leeds Access to Parks and Green Spaces Survey
You are invited to take part in the Bradford and Leeds Access to Parks and Green Spaces Survey. We want to hear from all residents of Bradford and Leeds, whether you use your green spaces regularly or not.
This survey seeks to understand how you engage with your local green spaces, the barriers you may face, and how you think these spaces could be improved. Your feedback will help build a better understanding of how parks are used and guide future planning and policy decisions to make these spaces safer, more accessible, and inclusive for everyone.
The survey takes on average 20 minutes to complete, and as a thank you for your participating, you have the option to enter a prize draw to win a £100 shopping voucher.
Participation is entirely voluntary, and responses are anonymous.
Research Aims and Objectives:
The GreenAWARE project seeks to understand how to make green spaces in Leeds and Bradford as beneficial and inclusive as possible, to meet the needs of our fantastic, diverse, local communities.
We need to look in detail at the characteristics of both the greenspaces and survey those people and communities who are(n't) using parks and green spaces, to understand the physical and social barriers faced by different groups.
This study combines a large survey, spatial analysis, and local focus groups, to compare both objective and subjective experiences of green space access using two cities in West Yorkshire (WY) as a case study.
The research questions (RQs) will be the focus of the project:
RQ1: How does physical proximity to UGS compare to subjective experiences of access, for different locations and social groups?
RQ2: Which physical and social aspects of UGS relate to feelings of access, inclusion, and wellbeing?
RQ3: What policy measures and scales are needed to improve equitable access and enhance UGS benefits, particularly for currently excluded social groups?
If you’re interested or just want to find out more, please get in touch with Vikki Houlden at v.houlden@leeds.ac.uk
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