Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity in Gated Community in Medan, Indonesia

Ina Triesna Budiani, Sirodjuzilam, Sumono, D. N. Aulia

2018

Abstract

Public Parks may have an important role to play in facilitating physical activity. They provide places for individuals to walk or jog and many have specific facilities for sports, exercise, recreation, and other vigorous activities. Parks provide places for people to experience nature, engage in physical activity, interaction recreations and relax. The study indicates that the public parks in Gated Community in Medan. Sample cases include public parks in the Cemara Asri of Medan, Indonesia. Methods are observation to document the number, gender, ethnicity, age and activity level of parks users 3 times per day, 7 days per week. We also interviewed 350 park users. The literature reviews on physical activity in public parks deliberately excluded qualitative findings. These studies relied mainly on semi-structured interviews with individuals or in focus groups.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Triesna Budiani I., Sirodjuzilam., Sumono. and Aulia D. (2018). Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity in Gated Community in Medan, Indonesia. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD, ISBN 978-989-758-543-2, pages 206-210. DOI: 10.5220/0009900300002480

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icnrsd18,
author={Ina Triesna Budiani and Sirodjuzilam and Sumono and D. N. Aulia},
title={Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity in Gated Community in Medan, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,},
year={2018},
pages={206-210},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009900300002480},
isbn={978-989-758-543-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development - Volume 1: ICNRSD,
TI - Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity in Gated Community in Medan, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-543-2
AU - Triesna Budiani I.
AU - Sirodjuzilam.
AU - Sumono.
AU - Aulia D.
PY - 2018
SP - 206
EP - 210
DO - 10.5220/0009900300002480