Status : Verified
| Personal Name | Sotero, Korinne Mica M. |
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| Resource Title | Caloric Playscapes: designing obesity-preventive play spaces for school- age children in Quezon City |
| Date Issued | May 2025 |
| Abstract | Every child has a right to play, regardless of age, abilities, and health conditions. With the rapid urbanization in Metro Manila and the decrease of spaces for children, sedentary behavior attributed to screen time increased, leading to the obesogenic transformation in the country. Obesity, defined by the World Health Organization as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation, is a problem experienced globally that presents health risks. As of 2023, Metro Manila had the highest obesity rate in the country at 38.2 percent. The main causes in school children are improper dietary behaviors and the lack of physical activity. This study presents a design solution for an obesity-preventive sports park in Quezon City to provide a space for adequate physical activity in school-age children. The study utilized various research strategies, including site oculars, surveys, interviews, mapping, literature review, computations, and statistical analyses to inform the design output. Energy expenditure was obtained using metabolic equivalents from the Youth Compendium of Physical Activities and is converted to caloric expenditure. Analysis methods included achieving at most 1000 kcal burned and at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) done according to WHO guidelines. The thesis found a significant relationship between landscape features and change in energy expenditure. Similarly, the design was able to influence the time needed to achieve the 1000 kcal maximum threshold. Moreover, all areas and zones support the recommended 60-minute moderate to vigorous physical activity recommendation of the WHO. Therefore, landscape design can effectively increase the energy expenditure in school-age children through play. |
| Degree Course | Bachelor of Landscape Architecture |
| Language | English |
| Keyword | Parks--Quezon City; Parks--Landscape architecture--Quezon City; obesity--Quezon City; Exercise--Quezon City |
| Material Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
Category : F - Regular work, i.e., it has no patentable invention or creation, the author does not wish for personal publication, there is no confidential information.
Access Permission : Open Access