tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869582073402717843.post1599550751903176432..comments2011-10-31T05:54:53.521-07:00Comments on 14 Weeks of Walking: Design for an active city competition14 weeks of walkinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16540999246891935887noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869582073402717843.post-75433745821969621402011-09-28T17:42:51.954-07:002011-09-28T17:42:51.954-07:00THE CHALLENGE
Just 30 minutes of exercise each da...THE CHALLENGE<br /><br />Just 30 minutes of exercise each day can help prevent serious chronic diseases such as obesity, however over the past 50 years, there has been a huge lifestyle shift in Australia from being a highly physically active population to one that is predominately sedentary. For communities, design can play a major role in stimulating increased physical activity, either through interventions in the built environment of through the design of new systems or social programs.<br /><br />I find this challenge quite inspiring, as I am also interested in design that influences and encourages individuals to become physically engaged within the urban environment. Through my own research i have come to a conclusion that much of the city landscape lends itself to being disengaged with it's inhabitants. Particularly a tunnel, which dictates the direction, the length and the incline/ decline of a commuters walk, but offers no connection or interaction.daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15377496920580134287noreply@blogger.com