Canadian Parks Council
- Author(s): Canadian Parks Council
- Organization: Canadian Parks Council
- Date Published: January 1, 2011
This on-line resource features 25 case-studies that document innovative collaborations between aboriginal communities, organizations, and parks agencies. It describes how these partnerships in parks and other protected areas have led to substantial benefits in terms of biodiversity and cultural preservation, environmental conservation, and even economic gains.
Canadian Wildlife Federation Family Nature Clubs
- Author(s): Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Organization: Canadian Wildlife Federation
- Date Published: April 1, 2015
“WF’s Wild Family Nature Clubs want to help you visit nature in your neighbourhood! Join them and they will:
Offer opportunities for families to explore nature! These may be as simple as skating in a community park or as structured as Project WILD training in nearby Provincial Parks.
Help you set up a Wild Family Nature Club in your community (this includes providing resources and insurance).
Connect you with a fun world of outdoor exploring.
Connect you with other families exploring the awe and wonder of the natural world.
Children & Nature Worldwide: An Exploration of Children’s Experiences of the Outdoors and Nature with Associated Risks and Benefits
- Organization: Children & Nature Network (http://www.childrenandnature.org/)
- Date Published: January 6, 2012
This document provides an evidence base for the importance of children’s and youth’s connections with nature, now and for the future. Evidence provided in this annotated bibliography of research relates to: 1) children’s experiences of the outdoors and nature, particularly the often limited nature of these experiences and 2) the benefits derived from children’s experiences of the outdoors and nature both for their healthy development and the protection of the Earth.
This document includes studies from five volumes of research summaries that have been compiled by the Children & Nature Network. These five volumes are available at http://www.childrenandnature.org/. This document includes an executive summary of each research report, information on lead/corresponding author affiliation, a full citation, information on each document’s availability, and information on which Children & Nature Network research volume the original report appears.
http://www.childrenandnature.org/downloads/CECCNNWorldwideResearch.pdf
Children and Nature Movement Directory
- Organization: Children and Nature Network (http://www.childrenandnature.org/)
“This web-based directory contains information on over 100 regional, national and international organizations and programs that are working to expand the children & nature movement with the goal of connecting individuals with grassroots campaigns, clubs, and people in their region. The interface allows users to search by Country, State/Province, or Zip code, and provides contact information for each of the programs.”
https://www.childrenandnature.org/connect/movement-directory/
Children in the Outdoors: A Literature Review
- Author(s): Sarah-Anne Munoz
- Organization: Sustainable Development Research Centre
- Date Published: January 1, 2009
This 2009 literature review investigates the link between outdoor use and the associated effects on health and well-being in children. The authors found a positive relationship between use of the outdoors and health, in particular, that access to the outdoors is associated with increased physical activity. In addition, the authors explore the growing body of literature linking being outdoors with higher levels of well-being and physiological benefits, such as stress reduction. This review also investigates factors that may constrain or enable the use of outdoor space, focusing on the role that parents, teachers, and society in general, play in getting children into the outdoors.
http://benefitshub.ca/entry/children-in-the-outdoors-a-literature-review/
City of Vancouver Park Board Community Garden Policy
- Organization: City of Vancouver http://vancouver.ca
- Date Published: January 6, 2014
The policy states that, “The Board recognizes community gardening as a valuable recreation activity that can contribute to community development, environmental awareness, positive social interaction, and community education.”
The site also has information on how people can start their own community garden.
https://vancouver.ca/people-programs/urban-agriculture-policy.aspx
Climbing Trees: Getting Aussie Kids Back Outdoors
- Author(s): Anna Bowden, Lucy Band, Brad Gray
- Organization: Planet Ark (http://planetark.org/)
- Date Published: January 1, 2011
In March 2011, Planet Ark commissioned an independent study to investigate childhood interaction with nature and how this interaction is changing. The research was conducted by Pollinate, a specialist communications research company, and was sponsored by Toyota Australia. This report presents the results of this research but also draws on the work and key findings from the 2004 study, An Investigation of the Status of Outdoor Play, conducted by Rhonda Clements of Hofstra University, New York, which looked at the extent to which children in the USA participate in active outdoor play compared with the previous generation. The Planet Ark commissioned research sought to replicate this American study in an Australian context, focusing on the levels of current childhood outside activity compared with the previous generation, as well as the perceptions of the benefits of outdoor activity, the barriers to outside play and people’s understanding of National Tree Day. This report also discusses the benefits for children that come from active outdoor play, drawn from the growing body of research around this field of study. Additionally, this report seeks to provide a range of practical solutions that parents and caregivers can integrate into a regular routine to help reunite children with nature.
http://treeday.planetark.org/documents/doc-534-climbing-trees-research-report-2011-07-13-final.pdf
Co-benefits of Designing Communities for Active Living
- Author(s): Sallis, James F. et al.
- Organization: International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
- Date Published: July 1, 2015
The purpose of the paper is to explore a wide range of literature and conduct an initial summary of evidence on co-benefits of activity friendly environments. An extensive but non-systematic review of scientific and “gray” literature was conducted. Five physical activity settings were defined: parks/open space/trails, urban design, transportation, schools, and workplaces/ buildings. Several evidence-based activity-friendly features were identified for each setting.
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