An Assesment on whether the amount of time spent in Whitworth Park influences Students studying at the University Of Manchester's Academic Achievements
Improves
quality of life
of people.
One of the
most
important
factors of
sustainaibility
Green Space
Social
Cohesion
Well-Being
Interaction
Economic
Land Use Prices
Housing
Visual Amenity
Students (economic pool)
Policy
Making
Green Space Under Threat
(BBC 2015) 'Cuts to 27,00 parks in
Britain)
(Manchester GI strategy 2016) Policy context:
National ecosystem assesment, Healthy lives
health people white paper, The Greater
Manchester Climate Change Strategy 2011-2020,
GI Framework
Accessibility
Trend of staying
indoors (Carringotn
2016)
Key Literature
Maas et al. 2010
Respondents with a high
amount of green space in a
three kilometre radius were
lless affected by
experienceing a stressful life
event than those exposed to
a low amount of green space
Saraev, V 2015
Economic: Aesthetically pleasing
greenspace increases land and
property values
Herbert, S. 2000
Ethnographic observations
provide insights into
everyday life to unmask
feelings which undergrid
social action
Gap In Knowledge: vast array of literature
analysing the link between green space
and well-being and well-being and
achievement but nothing on direct link of
green space and actual achievement. This
research hopes to bridge the gap
Methods
Ethnography
insight into everyday life (Herbert, S. 2000)
Undergrid Social Meaning
Visual engagement with Actors
Qualitative
Questionnaires
Primary
Open ended Questions
opinionated
Capture emotion
Fixed questions
Responses are
easier to analyse as
they fall into a
limited set of
categories (Fink
and Kosecoff 1998)
Secondary statistical data and Literature
Trial and error
Actual evidence of past findings
Perspective
Practical statistical data of grades received off UNI
Limitations
Avoid sensitive questions
Risk and ethics
Academic Achievement
Practial
Range of factors associated with green space
Escapism
Urban Parks Associated with
escapism from the stressful
rhythm of the city (Chiesura, A
2004)
All Round Mental
Health and
Happiness
more confidence
feel better about yourself
motivation
Scientists conducted research on
the link betwen green space and
happiness. The actors well-being
was ranked using General health
questionnaire. The findings
declared that people moving to
areas with more green space
were happier for three years after
there move and this only grew
over time (Gilbert 2016)
Location: Whitworth
park close to
University, easy to
access
Research Aims
Why and how do students interact with Whitworth Park
Other factors that may influence outcomes
Gender
Different ideologies of perception and use
of green space (Richardson and Mitchell
2010)
How much time a week do students
spend in Whitworth Park
To consider the relationship between predicted
grades and amount of time spent in Greenspace
using university data