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shaping healthy communities
THE VALUE OF PLAY SPACES FOR ALL
Presented by Gregor H. Mews, Founding Director USG & Adjunct Professional Associate, CeRAPH, University of Canberra
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2Source: Jason Domin, age 10
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Source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Battle_of_Bosworth_Field_diorama.jpg
Perceived space
Conceived space Lived space
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Source: Freeman, C., van Heezik, Y., Stein, A., Hand, K. (2015) Natural Neighbourhoods for City Children p. 42
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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-462091/How-children-lost-right-roam-generations.html
#UrbanSynergiesGroup @usgthinkers
Loss of
independent
mobility and
opportunities for
free play
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Individual motives Collective impact as a
consequence of individual
action
Protection from heavy
traffic and stranger danger
(perception of safety)
Islanding effect of play spaces,
social exclusion, isolation, lost
sense of belonging
No dirty cloths and risk
exposure
Less independent experiences
(less developed social and
cognitive skills), allergies
Illnesses (e.g. virus
infection), accidents
Physical inactivity, overweight,
obesity, diabetes 2, depression,
hyperactivity, bad posture,
degenerative organs- and
muscle development
Liability issues, time poor Institutionalisation and
pedagogisation
Source: SIK-Holz Play Space Seminar Series (2015)
“Children learn what they live”
Dorothy Law Nolte
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7* Concept definition by Blinkert, B. in Blinker, B., Höfflin, P., Schmider, A., & Spiegel, J. (Eds.). (2015). Raum für Kinderspiel! Berlin: Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk.
Source: boy in car by zenhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/zen/3856125/
Homogeneous childhood *
Heterogeneous
childhood *
Source: Urban Synergies Group
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Achievement (%)
Limited 9.6
Partial 61.4
Satisfactory 23.6
High 5.2
Excellent 0.2
Current fitness standards
based on 22.000
measurements
#UrbanSynergiesGroup @usgthinkers
Source: Prof. Tom Cochrane, University of Canberra, Centre for Research and Action in Public Health
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Endocrine and circulatory disease admission rates/100,000 in 0-24 year olds - Canberra public
hospitals
83% increase in 5 years
#UrbanSynergiesGroup @usgthinkers
Source: Prof. Tom Cochrane, University of Canberra, Centre for Research and Action in Public Health
21st century health
prospects in decline?
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Lack of
creativity, social
competencies &
imagination
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“Children today
walk less than
ever before in the
history of
humanity”(Roberts and Edwards, 2010, 39)
Source: Urban Synergies Group
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Recreate the
“magic” in our
neighbourhood
s and co-create
“sticky” public
spaces!12
Source: SIK-Holz
#UrbanSynergiesGroup @usgthinkers
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Source: International Play Association
Source: Urban Synergies Group
Macro level
(child friendly city and healthy city)
Meso level
(play space and playground)
Micro level
(play equipment or other props)
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Equipment type Dwell time Skill fostering
Swinging and rotating equipment High High intensity for physical activity, feeling weightless, experience centrifugal power
Rocking equipment Middle to low Feeling body weight, sense of balance is shifting
Agility and climbing equipment High to middle Body fitness, power, endurance
Play combinations Middle Combination pending on choice of equipment
Sport fields High to middle Physical activity, endurance, skill, social contact
Play houses High to middle Space for retreat, social contact, role play
Sand and water play High Creativity, physical activity, experiencing the law of physics
Sculptures and sensory play Middle Role play
Other equipment High to low Basic needsSource: Gust, C. (2015) SIK-Holz® presentation on play spaces –Seminar in Berlin
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Source: Gregor Mews Source: Gregor Mews
Issues of equipment
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Value of equipment
Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz Source: Gregor Mews
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General characteristics (as defined by norm)
Creativity and imagination (weight 30 %)
Contact (weight 20 %)
Dynamic (weight 10 %)
Experiment (weight 20 %)
Encouragement for the senses and physical activity (weight 20 %)
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General characteristics (as defined by norm)
Intergeneratio
nal fairness
Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz
Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz
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Creative and imaginative (weight 30 %)
Source: Gregor MewsSource: Urban Synergies Group
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Contact (weight 20 %)
Source: Courtesy of SIK-HolzSource: Urban Synergies Group
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Dynamic (weight 10 %)
Source: Gregor MewsSource: Gregor Mews
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Dynamic (weight 10 %)
Source: Urban Synergies GroupSource: Urban Synergies Group
Source: Urban Synergies Group
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Experiment (weight 20 %)
Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz
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Encouragement for physical
activity (weight 20 %)
Source: Courtesy of SIK-HolzSource: Gregor Mews
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Encouragement for the
senses and education (weight
20 %)
Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz
Source: Courtesy of SIK-Holz
Source: Gregor Mews
- Value places for different reasons (network approach)!
- Value independent mobility and play with nature!
- Value children by empowering them in decision- making processes!
- Value co-design and co-production with them!
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Six questions that help you to
understand the value of a play
space
Is there sufficient space that you can play safely “Catch me if you can or tips”? Terrain and earth modulation, number of kids playing together, safety and path connections, no adjacent hazardous plant species/ harmful land uses or equipment
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Six questions that help you to
understand the value of a play
space
Can you play several rounds of ”Hide and Seek” that you do not know all hide outs right away and don’t have to be used twice? Degree of uncertainty, complexity and
surprise
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Six questions that help you to
understand the value of a play
space
Are there sufficient play options for small, medium children, adolescents and parents? Affordance, changeability, community connectedness through co-design and co-production, diversity and variety of uses for different age groups, possibility of risk, height, speed (diversity of play flow), quality equipment
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Even more importantly, is the place designed and landscaped that children and adolescents can invent their own games? Possible combinations with loose elements (water and
sand, mud), natural, loose and temporary materials nearby, retreat options (hide, rest, communication)
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Do adults perceive the space it as safe and comfortable? Well maintained, barrier-free access to the play spaces, location of the play space, safety and path connections, community connectedness, features that encourage communication (benches, shade sails, seating, toilets, café)
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Is there space for contact with nature? Ratio natural green space and sealed surface, terrain and earth modulation
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ContactEmail: [email protected]: +61 4 22 183 747Twitter: @usgthinkersLinkedIn: @GregMews
Source: Urban Synergies Group