Dear all,
Please see below for details of a proposed session for the RGS/IBG
AC2011. The session is sponsored by the Geography of Health Research Group.
best wishes and seasons greetings
Tim
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Call for Papers: Intervening in health: the place of urban green space
Session Organizers: Tim Brown and Steven Cummins, School of Geography,
Queen Mary, University of London
The aim of this session is to explore further the therapeutic,
health-promoting value afforded to urban green spaces. That they hold
such value is well-documented both within historical and contemporary
discourses. These spaces, however defined, are the proverbial ‘lungs of
the city’, providing respite and secure as well as promoting activity
and circulation.
What is the evidence for this widely-held belief? How has it changed
both through time and across space? What interventions have been put in
place to promote such apparent benefits? Where are the points of
contention and contestation? How do people interact with and incorporate
urban green spaces into their own self-care routines? These broad array
of questions are only some of the ways in which we hope to engage with
this timely issue.
Please send a title and abstract (maximum 200 words) by Friday January
21st to the organizers: Tim Brown ([log in to unmask]) and Steven
Cummins ([log in to unmask]).
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Dr Tim Brown
Lecturer in Human Geography&
Secretary/Treasurer of the Geography
of Health Research Group (RGS-IBG)
School of Geography
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road
London
E1 4NS
tel: +44 (0)20 7882 8465
email: [log in to unmask]
GHRG Website - http://ghrg.wordpress.com/
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