Informal Appropriation of Public Space 4 Leisure PhysicalActivity(ALPhA) Lagos&Yaoundé PI:@drtolullah Co-I: @TaibatLawanson @Nkem_Kembe Funder:@BritishAcademy_
Lagos, Yaoundé, Cambridge
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After 3 years, this study has ended! Pleased to share key findings and final report urbanbetter.science/alpha/ This partnership btw @Cambridge_Uni @MRC_Epid @GroupHopit & @chsd_unilag was incredible. Outputs loading... Thanks to @BritishAcademy_ funders.
The ALPhA study will explore ways that public space is being appropriated for physical activity in Lagos and Yaoundé. Over the next 2years, we‘ll be aiming to understand types of ALPha spaces that exist, experiences of ALPhAs, and #airpollution #safety & #injury risk exposures...
@alphactivity continues in Cameroon with the 2nd stakeholder workshop sharing study findings & exploring approaches to co-designing public spaces supportive of #physicalactivity . Grateful for the @BritishAcademy_ interdisciplinary urban infrastructures of well-being funding 💪🏾
It’s a wrap! Our @alphactivity team convened a fantastic & engaging group of stakeholders from govt, civil society & academia grappled wt approaches to address #airpollution and injury risks in built environment & approaches to embrace and create healthy public spaces in Lagos.
In the final section of the workshop, using public spaces identified by @alphactivity citizen scientists, stakeholders co-design ways to shape these spaces for health
In the final section of the workshop, using public spaces identified by @alphactivity citizen scientists, stakeholders co-design ways to shape these spaces for health
Next up we are sharing findings from #AirPollution monitoring over 12 months in Lagos public space and how/why it matters for #physicalactivity and health
In Lagos for the @alphactivity stakeholder workshop. Great to be here to work with our govt and civil society partners to co-design healthy equitably accessible public spaces learning from citizen scientists’ experiences of appropriating public space for #physicalactivity
We are pleased to partner with @AirQoProject on this project on public space and physical activity.
Next up we are sharing findings from #AirPollution monitoring over 12 months in Lagos public space and how/why it matters for #physicalactivity and health
Next up we are sharing findings from #AirPollution monitoring over 12 months in Lagos public space and how/why it matters for #physicalactivity and health
In Lagos for the @alphactivity stakeholder workshop. Great to be here to work with our govt and civil society partners to co-design healthy equitably accessible public spaces learning from citizen scientists’ experiences of appropriating public space for #physicalactivity
The @alphactivity team is in Lagos for the 2nd stakeholder workshop to share findings and to work with govt, civil society and academic actors to co-design appropriated public spaces for #physicalactivity
Holding hybrid workshops is no joke! PLUS language translation PLUS interactive breakouts tools 😳But we press on with our 2nd stakeholders workshop exploring perspectives on/opportunities for public space #physicalactivity . After Lagos last wk, this time in Yaounde/zoom 💪🏾💪🏾
Just kicked off our first stakeholder workshop with a hybrid workshop in Lagos and on zoom. Look forward to exploring perspectives from govt, civil society and multilaterals on strategies to reimagine public space for #physicalactivity
This news of an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in those that exercise in air pollution is why we are driven to generate evidence to make public space exercise safe in large cities.
Air pollution while exercising may decrease the cardiovascular health of young adults - Air Quality News airqualitynews.com/2021/03/3…
Great output from research by our partners @TaibatLawanson @chsd_unilag & @dejiakinpelu on Lagos as an indigenous city with past & present shaping ownership & belonging. Implications for participatory action for access to healthy resilient public space. 👏🏿youtu.be/pyELCBM6ORQ
It was awesome producing and directing this documentary for Institute of African And Diaspora Studies. I learnt so about Lagos/Eko youtube.com/watch?v=-giVfe-R… ...telling our own story cc; @TaibatLawanson @UnilagNigeria
“Current literature does not provide enough evidence on air pollution conc in places for leisure-time physical activity to assess dose & exposure of #airpollution while being physically active.."
Our team working to address this gap in Lagos & Yaoundé! Watch this space 🙌🏿
Reason #lostcount on urgency on #airpollution ".. literature suggests air pollution may decrease physical activity levels during high air pollution episodes or may prevent people from engaging in physical activity overall in highly polluted environments" sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
