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Showing 1 to 20 of 69 for “"Playgrounds"”.
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Child's play: playgrounds and child development
… play environments refer to children’s playgrounds that are designed with an abundance of natural elements and materials. As evident in the work of numerous design firms throughout the United States and Europe, there is a growing interest in nature‐based playgrounds in part because they …
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Playgrounds in the city, the city as a playground
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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Bioaccessibility of Metals in Soils of Parks and Playgrounds – Fort McMurray, Alberta
… of metals present in soils at parks and playgrounds in Fort McMurray, Alberta. Sixty soil samples collected from 20 parks and playgrounds were analyzed for pH, total metal concentration by X-ray fluorescence. In addition, in vitro bioaccessibility assay (IVBA) was conducted for seven of …
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Soil Metal Distribution in Parks and Playgrounds in Select Municipalities in Metro Vancouver
… to identify the soil metal profile in parks and playgrounds in select municipalities in Metro Vancouver that have been rapidly developing during the past few years. Sixty-eight soil samples were analyzed for metals including As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Sn, U, V, and Zn by X-Ray Florescence and …
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Deadly playgrounds: relief teachers and reporting of bullying incidents in Victorian primary schools
… their reporting of bullying in primary school playgrounds in Victoria, and the impact of anti-bullying programs. While CRTs possessed a personal definition and understanding of bullying, they lacked an understanding of school policy and procedures at the schools in which they were employed. …
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Private wilderness playgrounds : understanding the competitive effects of environmentally oriented master-planned communities
The thesis of this work is to better understand the competitive effects of developing second-home master-planned communities in an environmentally oriented fashion. The competitive effects, are understood by examining the "traditional" land development approach and comparing it to the approach used …
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Young Children's Social, Language and Motor Behaviors on Playgrounds: The Influence of Design, Age, and Sex
… children's play environments, especially outdoor playgrounds. Products of this interest have been criticisms of existing "traditional" playgrounds, as well as suggestions for the design of alternative playgrounds. Despite the interest, there seems to be a limited amount of systematic study which …
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Dynamics of school playground use in low-income neighborhoods : Four case studies from Newark, New Jersey
… several existing inner-city elementary school playgrounds have been rebuilt through public-private partnerships involving the municipal government, school district, and nonprofit agencies. This study explores the extent to which neighborhood children use these renovated playgrounds outside of …
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Animated props for responsive playspaces
Playgrounds are special places within the urban landscape specially designed for children. Here, they encounter the outdoors and the physical properties of large spaces through play, which allows children to develop their physical skills, explore the natural and built environment as well as …
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Bugs, boundaries, and butt cracks: A study of children’s play
… War II, kids in England began building their own playgrounds on bombed out properties. The idea spread across Europe as grownups caught on, allocating empty lots with raw materials for kids to play in, referring to these as “Adventure Playgrounds.” I completed this ethnographic study of child …
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Networked Playscapes : redefining the playground
… and technological determinism. Simultaneously, playgrounds are suffering abandonment. Poorly designed, they are deemed childish and boring, the streets insecure and parents too busy. Portable computing devices have taken over most of the playtime and confined it to human-screen interaction. With …
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Playable Ground
… short of their full potential. These plastic playgrounds, which should serve as catalysts for creative thought and action in children, are limited in their sameness. Furthermore, the playground structures, which are manufactured in bulk and then bolted onto the ground at their final …
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Play and the handicapped child : A dissertation [Diploma in Parks and Recreation, Lincoln College]
Before beginning to look at playgrounds for the handicapped child, it is necessary to look at handicapped children in general, to see what they can gain from play, what they need from play, and how far their needs can be provided for, in spite of their handicaps. I will look firstly at what the …
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Learning topology : engaging the development of spatial cognition though adpositional play
… design and challenges the minimal role that playgrounds play in education, spatial cognition, and the development of a child's understanding of space. McDonalds' playgrounds were introduced in the 1970s and proliferated across the nation (there are over 8,000 units). They created a model that …
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Multi-stage and multi-objective allocation procedures of urban parks using location decision support system (UPLDSS)
… the open space around residential areas such as playgrounds or neighborhood parks influences people's daily lives implicitly or explicitly. In spite of such contributions, however, the literature directly related to the provision of parks is quite rare. Moreover, planning around size standards …
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Small urban spaces : programming for good tot lots
… a literature review on small urban spaces and playgrounds, and site-specific research based on both a survey of users and direct observation of three tot lots in Cambridge, MA. Initially, this thesis set out to explore whether good tot lots could potentially attract community members beyond …
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Groundplay
… learning and one that can last a lifetime. Playgrounds also offer a developmentally appropriate environment in which children are given opportunities to make choices, pursue their own questions and concerns, connect what is known to the unknown, and be successful as they explore and discover …
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The Black Freedom Movement and community planning in urban parks in Cleveland, Ohio, 1945-1977
… recreation spaces, and demanding more parks and playgrounds in their neighborhoods. This dissertation considers five recreation spaces in Cleveland—a neighborhood park, a swimming pool, a cultural garden, a playground, and a community-run recreation center—in order to make three important …
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Playground safety in Galveston parks: A descriptive analysis
… public park playground areas. All Galveston park playgrounds were found to score “A’s” on these safety surveys. The composition of playground equipment of Galveston parks is primarily climbing equipment, which accounts for 52 percent of the total equipment type. Climbing equipment means more fall …
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