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Mobility, Mood and Place

We delighted to announce that Mobility, Mood and Place  invite now abstract submissions for oral presentations or posters at the fourth Open Space: People Space Conference, ‘Mobility, Mood and Place: Habitats for Happy and Healthy Ageing’.

 

The conference will take place in Edinburgh on 11th – 14th October 2016.

#OSPS4 www.mobilitymoodplace.ac.uk/conference

 

Abstracts should be submitted online for consideration no later than: 31st March 2016

> Submit your abstract online (this link opens in a new tab)

 

Authors will be notified of acceptance, by email, by: 29th April 2016

 

Submissions will be blind-reviewed by two reviewers and all those accepted will be published in the conference proceedings.

Abstracts should relate to the conference themes:

Theme 1: Healthy, happy and active ageing

How can we realise healthy, happy and active ageing for all?

We invite abstracts that consider diverse factors including exercise, nutrition, service provision, assistive technologies and adaptations, income and benefits, social isolation and participation.

Theme 2: Co-designing the built environment with mobility in mind

What makes an environment age-friendly? How can we better involve user groups in the design of our built environment to enhance mobility?

We invite abstracts on the physical design of age-friendly environments that support mobility at a range of scales, from individual homes to the neighborhood and the wider community, as well as on innovative methods of co-design, particularly those engaging older adults.

Theme 3: Experiencing mobility

What does mobility mean for older adults? How is it experienced and perceived?

We invite abstracts on various aspects of ageing and mobility including mobility behaviors and practices, aids and barriers to mobility, what motivates mobility, and older people’s experiences and perceptions of outdoor mobility.

Theme 4: Health, mobility and place through the life course

Does an individual’s place of birth, and the places in which they have lived, influence their health and mobility in later life? What might the introduction of a life course perspective bring to our understanding of the relationship between health and place?

We invite abstracts on the relationship between health and place as conceived through a life course perspective. This could be through the use of historical environmental data, or other approaches.

Format

We invite structured abstracts of no more than 250 words, written in English and featuring the following sections: Background; Aims; Theoretical approach and / or Methods; Findings or Conclusions. Theoretical and exploratory research is welcomed, as well as the presentation of empirical studies. Up to five keywords should be included with the abstract.

Further information

This announcement has been posted on the Mobility, Mood and Place website, with a link to the webpage for online abstract submissions.


Dates

Tue 11 Oct 2016 8:00 AM - Fri 14 Oct 2016 5:00 PM


Location

 John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh


Pricing

Online registration will open in May 2016.

The fees to attend the conference include an evening reception on Tuesday 11th October 2016.

Early registration

Early registration (up to 30th June 2016) – £290

Early registration for students* and / or people aged 65+** (up to 30th June 2016) – £185

Standard registration

Registration (from 1st July 2016) – £325

Registration for students* and / or people aged 65+** (from 1st July 2016) – £225

Registration to attend for one day only – £190


Contact

Link https://sites.eca.ed.ac.uk/mmp/



Created 22nd February 2016

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