Helen Woolley
Biographic Data
| ID | 3759585 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helen Woolley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helen |
| FAMILY NAME | Woolley |
| SIGNATURE | WOOLLEY H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Sheffield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6238-4068 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1953 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Towards ageing-in-place in China: The importance of neighbourhood outdoor spaces
China is experiencing rapid urbanisation and population ageing. Older people need to age-in-place healthily to reduce the health and social care pressure on families and the government. Studies have explored older people’s need for community care in China, and the importance of neighbourhoods. Affordance theory, central to understanding how individuals perceive the environment, has been widely used in child-related research, but rarely applied to…
Transformations in city childhoods: Insights from five Pacific Rim cities
Childhood has changed markedly over the last three generations in response to physical and social changes both locally and globally. This paper asks: How is childhood experienced by city children today and what have been the primary changes in the last three generations, ascertaining the reasons for these? We analyse the primary changes in childhood as experienced by families living in five major Pacific Rim cities. Planning has the ability to ma…
Informal creative spaces for meaningful co-design of public spaces with children: Lessons from Brazil
Children’s rights to the city: Growth and decline in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Space, people, activity and time: A theoretical model for understanding children's outdoor play with specific reference to the historical protected central areas of Beijing, China
Aiming to document children's daily outdoor play experiences in a rapidly developing urban environment, this research is based on a case study involving children living in the central Shichahai area in Beijing to provide an understanding from the scarce Chinese perspective. Based on the development of the SPIT model, this study proposes the SPAT model and investigates its subject from dimensions of space, people, activities and time. This study e…
The correlation between children's outdoor activities and community space characteristics: A case study utilizing Soparc and KDE methods in Chengdu, China
A New Perceived Restorativeness Scale for Children's Everyday Environment (PRS-ChEE): Evaluating the Restorative Potential of Orphanages' Outdoor Spaces from the Viewpoint of Children
According to attention restoration theory (ART), the mental fatigue that results from the enhanced demands on directed attention imposed by an urban lifestyle can be restored by exposure to natural settings known as restorative environments. This opportunity becomes more important for children who spend a significant part of their life in institutions such as orphanages. Although the restorative qualities of a setting have a great impact on child…
Beyond the Fence: Constructed and Found spaces for children's outdoor play in natural and human-induced disaster contexts – Lessons from north-east Japan, and Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan
Children’s interactions with water in city centres: A case study from Sheffield, UK
Children’s experiences of outdoor environments have been studied now for more than 40 years yet no research has specifically focussed on children’s experiences of water play in constructed spaces of city centres. This article discusses the development of an observational mapping tool, called TOWEC, to record the interaction of children with water. It then reports findings and analysis from observations over a year-long period of 3,399 children in…
Young children's and adults' perceptions of natural play spaces: A case study of Chengdu, southwestern China
Children’s Play Environment after a Disaster: The Great East Japan Earthquake
The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, together with the subsequent tsunami and nuclear power station accident, damaged a wide area of land. Children who experienced these terrible disasters and the post-disaster situation are still suffering in mental, physical and social ways. Children's play is an activity that they undertake naturally and which can help them recover from such disasters. This paper addresses the role of play, adven…
Space, People, Interventions and Time ( SPIT ): A Model for Understanding Children's Outdoor Play in Post‐Disaster Contexts Based On a Case Study from the Triple Disaster Area of Tohoku in North‐East …
Play in the outdoor environment is important for children as part of their childhood and is particularly important for children in a post‐disaster situation. This article explores issues around outdoor play opportunities in the T ohoku region of north‐east J apan, 13 months after the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant failure. A model of space, people, interventions and time ( SPIT ) is used to understand the situation…
Slip sliding away: A case study of the impact of public sector cuts on some of the services supporting children's play opportunities in the city of Sheffield in the north of England
Since the UK general election of 2010 the government has entered into a programme of financial cuts affecting local authority services dramatically. This is especially the situation for sectors such as play (and green spaces) which are not statutory. Sheffield is a city in the north of England and this paper gives an insight into some of the impact that these massive financial cuts have had on local provision, either directly by local government …
Decreasing experiences of home range, outdoor spaces, activities and companions: Changes across three generations in Sheffield in north England
Home range is commonly understood to be the distance from home that children are allowed to go in the outdoor environment with the term being used within various academic disciplines. Different factors influence children's home range including traffic, age, parental fears and understandings of what it means to be a good parent. Research addressing home range over different generations has identified a context of changes in the built environment, …
Now Being Social: The Barrier of Designing Outdoor Play Spaces for Disabled Children
The design of outdoor public play spaces such that disabled children can make use of them is set in the three constructs of play, childhood and disability, drawing upon academic learning, international policy and national policy in E ngland. The suggestion is made that one of the main barriers to the adequate provision of such spaces is that providers and designers do not know how to design such spaces. The paper explores the knowledge which is a…
Exploring the Relationship between Design Approach and Play Value of Outdoor Play Spaces
This paper reports research that explores the relationship between approaches to the ‘design’ of outdoor play spaces and the play value of these spaces. The paper starts by explaining that there is an assumption that an outdoor space in the Kit, Fence, Carpet (KFC) style provides fewer opportunities for play than spaces designed in a more natural way. To test this hypothesis an evaluation tool is developed that draws upon a range of academic lite…
Watch This Space! Designing for Children's Play in Public Open Spaces
This article reviews one important aspect of children's environments in urban areas: play in public open spaces. The focus is on the provision of spaces for play for children aged between about 4-11 years old. The article argues that children's play is important for their development and for society as a whole and the article includes a short introduction to this, drawing on literature from a range of disciplines. The article then moves on to dis…
Freedom of the city: Contemporary issues and policy influences on children and young people's use of public open space in England
Following a reflection of childhood experiences of public open spaces in daily life the paper moves on to a discussion about definitions of public open space. Contemporary policy related to children, young people and public open space in England are then identified. This context is addressed as policy which directly affects public open space and policy areas, drawn from other political drivers, which have an indirect influence on children and you…
Nature, Role and Value of Green Space in Towns and Cities: An Overview
A summary of recent research by the Landscape Department at Sheffield University into the role and value of urban parks, play areas and green spaces, the attitudes of people to these spaces, and the ways in which local authorities maintain them reveals that urban green space has the ability to contribute positively to some of the key agendas in urban areas including social inclusion, health, sustainability, and urban renewal.
Town centre management awareness: An aid to developing young people's citizenship
Children describe their experiences of the city centre: A qualitative study of the fears and concerns which may limit their full participation
A large‐scale qualitative study of the views of British 10–12 years olds is reported. The focus is on children's perceptions of their local urban centres, and in particular on the concerns and fears that they have about using the centres. It is argued that, in the context of the debate about such centres retaining business in the face of the challenge from out‐of‐town malls, designers should be more aware of the comparisons that such children dra…
Ethical practices in the landscape profession: A research note
This paper addresses the concept of ethics within the landscape professions. A definition of ethics shows how important the perceived role played by an individual is. Four elements of ethics — professional, personal, business and environmental — are identified along with their associated responsibilities, relationships and conflicts. The role of professionals in society is discussed with special reference to the environmental role of landscape pr…
Thermal Destruction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. bovis in Certain Liquid Dairy Products
Thermal Destruction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. bovis in Certain Liquid Dairy Products Herman N. Bundesen, T. F. Danforth, Helen Woolley, and Edwin C. Lehner CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.43.2.185 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Freedom of the city: Contemporary issues and policy influences on children and young people's use of public open space in England
Following a reflection of childhood experiences of public open spaces in daily life the paper moves on to a discussion about definitions of public open space. Contemporary policy related to children, young people and public open space in England are then identified. This context is addressed as policy which directly affects public open space and policy areas, drawn from other political drivers, which have an indirect influence on children and you…
Decreasing experiences of home range, outdoor spaces, activities and companions: Changes across three generations in Sheffield in north England
Home range is commonly understood to be the distance from home that children are allowed to go in the outdoor environment with the term being used within various academic disciplines. Different factors influence children's home range including traffic, age, parental fears and understandings of what it means to be a good parent. Research addressing home range over different generations has identified a context of changes in the built environment, …
Exploring the Relationship between Design Approach and Play Value of Outdoor Play Spaces
This paper reports research that explores the relationship between approaches to the ‘design’ of outdoor play spaces and the play value of these spaces. The paper starts by explaining that there is an assumption that an outdoor space in the Kit, Fence, Carpet (KFC) style provides fewer opportunities for play than spaces designed in a more natural way. To test this hypothesis an evaluation tool is developed that draws upon a range of academic lite…
Watch This Space! Designing for Children's Play in Public Open Spaces
This article reviews one important aspect of children's environments in urban areas: play in public open spaces. The focus is on the provision of spaces for play for children aged between about 4-11 years old. The article argues that children's play is important for their development and for society as a whole and the article includes a short introduction to this, drawing on literature from a range of disciplines. The article then moves on to dis…
Young children's and adults' perceptions of natural play spaces: A case study of Chengdu, southwestern China
Children describe their experiences of the city centre: A qualitative study of the fears and concerns which may limit their full participation
A large‐scale qualitative study of the views of British 10–12 years olds is reported. The focus is on children's perceptions of their local urban centres, and in particular on the concerns and fears that they have about using the centres. It is argued that, in the context of the debate about such centres retaining business in the face of the challenge from out‐of‐town malls, designers should be more aware of the comparisons that such children dra…
The correlation between children's outdoor activities and community space characteristics: A case study utilizing Soparc and KDE methods in Chengdu, China
Town centre management awareness: An aid to developing young people's citizenship
Children’s interactions with water in city centres: A case study from Sheffield, UK
Children’s experiences of outdoor environments have been studied now for more than 40 years yet no research has specifically focussed on children’s experiences of water play in constructed spaces of city centres. This article discusses the development of an observational mapping tool, called TOWEC, to record the interaction of children with water. It then reports findings and analysis from observations over a year-long period of 3,399 children in…
Slip sliding away: A case study of the impact of public sector cuts on some of the services supporting children's play opportunities in the city of Sheffield in the north of England
Since the UK general election of 2010 the government has entered into a programme of financial cuts affecting local authority services dramatically. This is especially the situation for sectors such as play (and green spaces) which are not statutory. Sheffield is a city in the north of England and this paper gives an insight into some of the impact that these massive financial cuts have had on local provision, either directly by local government …
Thermal Destruction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. bovis in Certain Liquid Dairy Products
Thermal Destruction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis var. bovis in Certain Liquid Dairy Products Herman N. Bundesen, T. F. Danforth, Helen Woolley, and Edwin C. Lehner CopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.43.2.185 Published Online: August 29, 2011
Ethical practices in the landscape profession: A research note
This paper addresses the concept of ethics within the landscape professions. A definition of ethics shows how important the perceived role played by an individual is. Four elements of ethics — professional, personal, business and environmental — are identified along with their associated responsibilities, relationships and conflicts. The role of professionals in society is discussed with special reference to the environmental role of landscape pr…
Children describe their experiences of the city centre: A qualitative study of the fears and concerns which may limit their full participation
A large‐scale qualitative study of the views of British 10–12 years olds is reported. The focus is on children's perceptions of their local urban centres, and in particular on the concerns and fears that they have about using the centres. It is argued that, in the context of the debate about such centres retaining business in the face of the challenge from out‐of‐town malls, designers should be more aware of the comparisons that such children dra…
Town centre management awareness: An aid to developing young people's citizenship
Nature, Role and Value of Green Space in Towns and Cities: An Overview
A summary of recent research by the Landscape Department at Sheffield University into the role and value of urban parks, play areas and green spaces, the attitudes of people to these spaces, and the ways in which local authorities maintain them reveals that urban green space has the ability to contribute positively to some of the key agendas in urban areas including social inclusion, health, sustainability, and urban renewal.
Freedom of the city: Contemporary issues and policy influences on children and young people's use of public open space in England
Following a reflection of childhood experiences of public open spaces in daily life the paper moves on to a discussion about definitions of public open space. Contemporary policy related to children, young people and public open space in England are then identified. This context is addressed as policy which directly affects public open space and policy areas, drawn from other political drivers, which have an indirect influence on children and you…
Watch This Space! Designing for Children's Play in Public Open Spaces
This article reviews one important aspect of children's environments in urban areas: play in public open spaces. The focus is on the provision of spaces for play for children aged between about 4-11 years old. The article argues that children's play is important for their development and for society as a whole and the article includes a short introduction to this, drawing on literature from a range of disciplines. The article then moves on to dis…
Now Being Social: The Barrier of Designing Outdoor Play Spaces for Disabled Children
The design of outdoor public play spaces such that disabled children can make use of them is set in the three constructs of play, childhood and disability, drawing upon academic learning, international policy and national policy in E ngland. The suggestion is made that one of the main barriers to the adequate provision of such spaces is that providers and designers do not know how to design such spaces. The paper explores the knowledge which is a…
Exploring the Relationship between Design Approach and Play Value of Outdoor Play Spaces
This paper reports research that explores the relationship between approaches to the ‘design’ of outdoor play spaces and the play value of these spaces. The paper starts by explaining that there is an assumption that an outdoor space in the Kit, Fence, Carpet (KFC) style provides fewer opportunities for play than spaces designed in a more natural way. To test this hypothesis an evaluation tool is developed that draws upon a range of academic lite…
Decreasing experiences of home range, outdoor spaces, activities and companions: Changes across three generations in Sheffield in north England
Home range is commonly understood to be the distance from home that children are allowed to go in the outdoor environment with the term being used within various academic disciplines. Different factors influence children's home range including traffic, age, parental fears and understandings of what it means to be a good parent. Research addressing home range over different generations has identified a context of changes in the built environment, …
Children’s Play Environment after a Disaster: The Great East Japan Earthquake
The Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, together with the subsequent tsunami and nuclear power station accident, damaged a wide area of land. Children who experienced these terrible disasters and the post-disaster situation are still suffering in mental, physical and social ways. Children's play is an activity that they undertake naturally and which can help them recover from such disasters. This paper addresses the role of play, adven…
Space, People, Interventions and Time ( SPIT ): A Model for Understanding Children's Outdoor Play in Post‐Disaster Contexts Based On a Case Study from the Triple Disaster Area of Tohoku in North‐East …
Play in the outdoor environment is important for children as part of their childhood and is particularly important for children in a post‐disaster situation. This article explores issues around outdoor play opportunities in the T ohoku region of north‐east J apan, 13 months after the triple disaster of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant failure. A model of space, people, interventions and time ( SPIT ) is used to understand the situation…
Slip sliding away: A case study of the impact of public sector cuts on some of the services supporting children's play opportunities in the city of Sheffield in the north of England
Since the UK general election of 2010 the government has entered into a programme of financial cuts affecting local authority services dramatically. This is especially the situation for sectors such as play (and green spaces) which are not statutory. Sheffield is a city in the north of England and this paper gives an insight into some of the impact that these massive financial cuts have had on local provision, either directly by local government …
Young children's and adults' perceptions of natural play spaces: A case study of Chengdu, southwestern China
Children’s interactions with water in city centres: A case study from Sheffield, UK
Children’s experiences of outdoor environments have been studied now for more than 40 years yet no research has specifically focussed on children’s experiences of water play in constructed spaces of city centres. This article discusses the development of an observational mapping tool, called TOWEC, to record the interaction of children with water. It then reports findings and analysis from observations over a year-long period of 3,399 children in…
Beyond the Fence: Constructed and Found spaces for children's outdoor play in natural and human-induced disaster contexts – Lessons from north-east Japan, and Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan
A New Perceived Restorativeness Scale for Children's Everyday Environment (PRS-ChEE): Evaluating the Restorative Potential of Orphanages' Outdoor Spaces from the Viewpoint of Children
According to attention restoration theory (ART), the mental fatigue that results from the enhanced demands on directed attention imposed by an urban lifestyle can be restored by exposure to natural settings known as restorative environments. This opportunity becomes more important for children who spend a significant part of their life in institutions such as orphanages. Although the restorative qualities of a setting have a great impact on child…
Space, people, activity and time: A theoretical model for understanding children's outdoor play with specific reference to the historical protected central areas of Beijing, China
Aiming to document children's daily outdoor play experiences in a rapidly developing urban environment, this research is based on a case study involving children living in the central Shichahai area in Beijing to provide an understanding from the scarce Chinese perspective. Based on the development of the SPIT model, this study proposes the SPAT model and investigates its subject from dimensions of space, people, activities and time. This study e…
The correlation between children's outdoor activities and community space characteristics: A case study utilizing Soparc and KDE methods in Chengdu, China
Towards ageing-in-place in China: The importance of neighbourhood outdoor spaces
China is experiencing rapid urbanisation and population ageing. Older people need to age-in-place healthily to reduce the health and social care pressure on families and the government. Studies have explored older people’s need for community care in China, and the importance of neighbourhoods. Affordance theory, central to understanding how individuals perceive the environment, has been widely used in child-related research, but rarely applied to…
Transformations in city childhoods: Insights from five Pacific Rim cities
Childhood has changed markedly over the last three generations in response to physical and social changes both locally and globally. This paper asks: How is childhood experienced by city children today and what have been the primary changes in the last three generations, ascertaining the reasons for these? We analyse the primary changes in childhood as experienced by families living in five major Pacific Rim cities. Planning has the ability to ma…
Informal creative spaces for meaningful co-design of public spaces with children: Lessons from Brazil
Children’s rights to the city: Growth and decline in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Sociology (15 works) · Geography (14 works) · Political science (11 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (10 works) · Urban Green Space and Health (10 works) · Engineering (9 works) · Computer Science (8 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Public relations (7 works)