https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/sduvrp <p>Sunshade Design for UVR Protection is an on-line journal. It publishes research reports, articles and design proposals on the design of private and public spaces which protect users from over-exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR).</p> Victoria University of Wellington en-US Sunshade Design for UVR Protection <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p><p>The journal <em>Sunshade Design for UVR Protection </em>retains the copyright of material published in the journal, but permission to reproduce articles free of charge on other open access sites will not normally be withheld. Any such reproduction must be accompanied by acknowledgement of the initial publication in <em>Sunshade Design for UVR Protection.</em></p><p><em><br /></em></p><h2>Privacy Statement</h2><p>The names and email addresses entered in this journal site will be used exclusively for the stated purposes of this journal and will not be made available for any purpose or to any other party. </p><p><em><br /></em></p> https://ojs.victoria.ac.nz/sduvrp/article/view/4019 <p><span data-contrast="auto">New Zealand has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Internationally, the provision and use of shade is considered a key strategy in the prevention of skin cancer, but there has been little research undertaken on how well shade canopies in public spaces provide UVR protection for their users. This research examined six public shade canopies in six different locations in </span><span data-contrast="auto">New Zealand</span><span data-contrast="auto"> which opened in 2014 and 2015. Firstly, the principles of designing for UVR protection are explained. Secondly, based on interviews with local government planners, public </span><span data-contrast="auto">health professionals</span><span data-contrast="auto">, facility managers, architects and sun‐shade designers, each case study reports on the project initiation process, the project&nbsp; brief and feedback on the performance of the&nbsp; shade structure. Using information from site surveys, the UVR protection provided at the </span><span data-contrast="auto">centre</span><span data-contrast="auto"> of each canopy is estimated. Key learning points from each project are identified. The findings present insight into possible initiation processes and designs for future ‘sun‐safe’ public spaces in New Zealand.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></p> Christina Mackay Copyright (c) 2017 Sunshade Design for UVR Protection