Operating under the philosophy that play is a child's right,Anthill Creations,a non‑profit run by Pooja Rai,has so far built 283 different play spaces using almost entirely painted tires,featuring large tire sculp...Operating under the philosophy that play is a child's right,Anthill Creations,a non‑profit run by Pooja Rai,has so far built 283 different play spaces using almost entirely painted tires,featuring large tire sculptures of cars,buildings or animals,paired with more classic elements of swings,see‑saws and jungle gyms.展开更多
Children, who are the most weak people about sensibility and telling their desires clearly, act differently at every age phases. Because of this, child oriented designs must appeal to children about whole ages and fea...Children, who are the most weak people about sensibility and telling their desires clearly, act differently at every age phases. Because of this, child oriented designs must appeal to children about whole ages and features. Playgrounds are places where children of all ages and features spend their times commonly. But when these playgrounds were observed, that can be seen, playgrounds can not meet children＇s need and, because of this, they become quitted places. Within this article, child, play and playground concepts have been examined and the parameters of playground design have been classified. The aim of article is revealing the parameters for playgrounds design and offering a guide so that it can give an idea for the new- designs.展开更多
The culture of inclusion needs to be continuously promoted,supported,strengthened and tested to remove the barriers and deficiencies still present in the built environment around us.Do the play areas in parks,gardens ...The culture of inclusion needs to be continuously promoted,supported,strengthened and tested to remove the barriers and deficiencies still present in the built environment around us.Do the play areas in parks,gardens and squares offer real opportunities for persons with different abilities to play and have fun?Do they promote the principle of integration and create opportunities for inclusion?To answer these questions,an audit tool has been developed to assess the inclusivity of outdoor play areas in the central and suburban areas of our cities.The key elements of the evaluation focus on the physical environment of the playground and are grouped in three thematic areas:physical and sense-perception accessibility;accessibility to the experience and participation and socialisation.Although children’s right to play is now recognised and there is much talk of inclusion,application of the tool to an Italian city has shown that the right to play is not fully and satisfactorily applied.Inclusive playgrounds are still not frequent enough and a new approach to their design is needed.展开更多
Children’s playgrounds are open spaces,the basis for children’s recreation,important for the inclusion and mobility of visually impaired children in the social environment,through inclusive urban facilities that sti...Children’s playgrounds are open spaces,the basis for children’s recreation,important for the inclusion and mobility of visually impaired children in the social environment,through inclusive urban facilities that stimulate new experiences for their cognitive development.In this context,the use of co-design with visually impaired people,in the design processes of children’s playgrounds,assumes an importance for an inclusive project based on their experiences.Thus,it aimed to promote a project together,to provide more comfort and safety to users.It presents as main results as better colors,materials and types of toys for children with visual impairment to be competent in a playground including from the application of methods,tools and resources in the co-design process.展开更多
Children’s playground design is an important sector of landscape design,and a site design type with which landscape architects are often confronted.Based on basic principles for the design of children’s playground,c...Children’s playground design is an important sector of landscape design,and a site design type with which landscape architects are often confronted.Based on basic principles for the design of children’s playground,construction of current children’s playground was analyzed,excellent design cases were analyzed,and design concepts for the healthy growth of children through outdoor games were explored,and it was stressed that the design should enable children to be enlightened and gain social experience in games.展开更多
Competence in academic writing in college is a challenging as well as an engaging task for many college students. Argumentative writing and acknowledging the counterargument is one of modes that is introduced in fresh...Competence in academic writing in college is a challenging as well as an engaging task for many college students. Argumentative writing and acknowledging the counterargument is one of modes that is introduced in freshman classes; however, college students approach writing with a certain mindset. Learning to write in different modes could be exciting when taught utilizing a film or a documentary. Using a documentary, such as Devil＇s Playground, writing professors not only initiate interest in culture learning and cultural understanding but also motivate students to use argumentation to foster critical thinking as well as cultural understanding.展开更多
Physical activity(PA)is essential for children’s healthy development;however,many of them fail to achieve the suggested levels of activity due to an increase in sedentary behaviors.Playgrounds are pivotal for promoti...Physical activity(PA)is essential for children’s healthy development;however,many of them fail to achieve the suggested levels of activity due to an increase in sedentary behaviors.Playgrounds are pivotal for promoting PA among children.Nevertheless,the relationship between playground features and children’s PA levels remains intricate and not fully elucidated.This review comprehensively analyzed 65 research articles exploring the multifaceted factors influencing children’s engagement in PA within playgrounds.These factors include independent variables such as playground size,facilities,environment factors,and renovation,alongside moderating variables like age,gender,children’s interactions,parental behaviors,and socio-economic factors.Despite extensive research efforts in this domain,existing findings remain fragmented and at times contradictory.For instance,studies disagree on whether larger playgrounds and natural elements consistently enhance children’s PA,and how facility preferences differ between boys and girls.This review proposes a comprehensive framework delineating the key variables influencing children’s PA levels in playgrounds with different features.The aim is to advance understanding of how playground characteristics affect PA levels and to provide evidence to inform future playground design and planning for public health.展开更多
Song Yan,Deputy Director of the Nanjing Museum Administration has devoted more than three decades to connecting children and youth with the treasures of China's past.She is also a deputy to the 14th National Peopl...Song Yan,Deputy Director of the Nanjing Museum Administration has devoted more than three decades to connecting children and youth with the treasures of China's past.She is also a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress(NPC),China’s top legislature,from Jiangsu Province’s capital of Nanjing-the ancient capital of six dynasties.展开更多
Scholars have criticized the capacity of playgrounds to support children’s participation in public life.Fences of childhood,such as walls,fences,and enclosures,dominate children’s"public”spatial experiences in...Scholars have criticized the capacity of playgrounds to support children’s participation in public life.Fences of childhood,such as walls,fences,and enclosures,dominate children’s"public”spatial experiences in the global north.Challenging well-established critiques of the fenced playground as a space that segregates and controls childhood experiences,this study offers a novel and nuanced perspective,emphasizing the qualities of the playground fence that support play and playful connections,on,through,and around it.Employing an ethnographic methodology,this study includes 167h of observations in three typical urban public playgrounds in Greece and 65 semi-structured interviews with 124 participants.Drawing on recursive thematic qualitative analysis,the fence emerges as a blurred boundary,that is,an element that transgresses assumptions and questions spatial classifications and hierarchies.Rarely the subject of design discourse,these findings are particularly significant in design disciplines globally and offer new understandings on the possibilities afforded by the playground fence.Emergent themes,namely,indeterminacy,climbabilty,playability,and porosity,are proposed as principles to guide fenced playground design as part of a fundamental reconceptualization.This reconceptualization positions the fenced playground as a public space infrastructure,supporting intergenerational interaction and play as well as children’s presence and play in the public realm.展开更多
文摘Operating under the philosophy that play is a child's right,Anthill Creations,a non‑profit run by Pooja Rai,has so far built 283 different play spaces using almost entirely painted tires,featuring large tire sculptures of cars,buildings or animals,paired with more classic elements of swings,see‑saws and jungle gyms.
文摘Children, who are the most weak people about sensibility and telling their desires clearly, act differently at every age phases. Because of this, child oriented designs must appeal to children about whole ages and features. Playgrounds are places where children of all ages and features spend their times commonly. But when these playgrounds were observed, that can be seen, playgrounds can not meet children＇s need and, because of this, they become quitted places. Within this article, child, play and playground concepts have been examined and the parameters of playground design have been classified. The aim of article is revealing the parameters for playgrounds design and offering a guide so that it can give an idea for the new- designs.
文摘The culture of inclusion needs to be continuously promoted,supported,strengthened and tested to remove the barriers and deficiencies still present in the built environment around us.Do the play areas in parks,gardens and squares offer real opportunities for persons with different abilities to play and have fun?Do they promote the principle of integration and create opportunities for inclusion?To answer these questions,an audit tool has been developed to assess the inclusivity of outdoor play areas in the central and suburban areas of our cities.The key elements of the evaluation focus on the physical environment of the playground and are grouped in three thematic areas:physical and sense-perception accessibility;accessibility to the experience and participation and socialisation.Although children’s right to play is now recognised and there is much talk of inclusion,application of the tool to an Italian city has shown that the right to play is not fully and satisfactorily applied.Inclusive playgrounds are still not frequent enough and a new approach to their design is needed.
基金the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior-Brasil 436(CAPES)-Finance Code 001National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq)Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio Grande do Sul(FAPERGS).
文摘Children’s playgrounds are open spaces,the basis for children’s recreation,important for the inclusion and mobility of visually impaired children in the social environment,through inclusive urban facilities that stimulate new experiences for their cognitive development.In this context,the use of co-design with visually impaired people,in the design processes of children’s playgrounds,assumes an importance for an inclusive project based on their experiences.Thus,it aimed to promote a project together,to provide more comfort and safety to users.It presents as main results as better colors,materials and types of toys for children with visual impairment to be competent in a playground including from the application of methods,tools and resources in the co-design process.
文摘Children’s playground design is an important sector of landscape design,and a site design type with which landscape architects are often confronted.Based on basic principles for the design of children’s playground,construction of current children’s playground was analyzed,excellent design cases were analyzed,and design concepts for the healthy growth of children through outdoor games were explored,and it was stressed that the design should enable children to be enlightened and gain social experience in games.
文摘Competence in academic writing in college is a challenging as well as an engaging task for many college students. Argumentative writing and acknowledging the counterargument is one of modes that is introduced in freshman classes; however, college students approach writing with a certain mindset. Learning to write in different modes could be exciting when taught utilizing a film or a documentary. Using a documentary, such as Devil＇s Playground, writing professors not only initiate interest in culture learning and cultural understanding but also motivate students to use argumentation to foster critical thinking as well as cultural understanding.
文摘Physical activity(PA)is essential for children’s healthy development;however,many of them fail to achieve the suggested levels of activity due to an increase in sedentary behaviors.Playgrounds are pivotal for promoting PA among children.Nevertheless,the relationship between playground features and children’s PA levels remains intricate and not fully elucidated.This review comprehensively analyzed 65 research articles exploring the multifaceted factors influencing children’s engagement in PA within playgrounds.These factors include independent variables such as playground size,facilities,environment factors,and renovation,alongside moderating variables like age,gender,children’s interactions,parental behaviors,and socio-economic factors.Despite extensive research efforts in this domain,existing findings remain fragmented and at times contradictory.For instance,studies disagree on whether larger playgrounds and natural elements consistently enhance children’s PA,and how facility preferences differ between boys and girls.This review proposes a comprehensive framework delineating the key variables influencing children’s PA levels in playgrounds with different features.The aim is to advance understanding of how playground characteristics affect PA levels and to provide evidence to inform future playground design and planning for public health.
文摘Song Yan,Deputy Director of the Nanjing Museum Administration has devoted more than three decades to connecting children and youth with the treasures of China's past.She is also a deputy to the 14th National People’s Congress(NPC),China’s top legislature,from Jiangsu Province’s capital of Nanjing-the ancient capital of six dynasties.
文摘Scholars have criticized the capacity of playgrounds to support children’s participation in public life.Fences of childhood,such as walls,fences,and enclosures,dominate children’s"public”spatial experiences in the global north.Challenging well-established critiques of the fenced playground as a space that segregates and controls childhood experiences,this study offers a novel and nuanced perspective,emphasizing the qualities of the playground fence that support play and playful connections,on,through,and around it.Employing an ethnographic methodology,this study includes 167h of observations in three typical urban public playgrounds in Greece and 65 semi-structured interviews with 124 participants.Drawing on recursive thematic qualitative analysis,the fence emerges as a blurred boundary,that is,an element that transgresses assumptions and questions spatial classifications and hierarchies.Rarely the subject of design discourse,these findings are particularly significant in design disciplines globally and offer new understandings on the possibilities afforded by the playground fence.Emergent themes,namely,indeterminacy,climbabilty,playability,and porosity,are proposed as principles to guide fenced playground design as part of a fundamental reconceptualization.This reconceptualization positions the fenced playground as a public space infrastructure,supporting intergenerational interaction and play as well as children’s presence and play in the public realm.
