Robin Quigg

I have a wide range of research interests with experience in physical activity and playgrounds (with accelerometers and GPS units), smokefree environment policy evaluation, and equity in tertiary education.

I am particularly interested in decolonising spaces, such as parks, as they are largely westernised concept, reflecting the industrial revolution distinction between work and leisure, with the parks the result of colonisation, space taken from indigenous cultures. They are not innocuous features of the landscape especially in cities, but result from colonialist intervention, and have culturally specific dimensions. However, urban parks are often cited as health-saving spaces, such as supporting sustainable goals and enhancing mental well-being, as well as facilitating or increasing physical activity levels of a population.