Safety in public spaces for children's play and learning

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Title: Safety in public spaces for children's play and learning
Authors: Mitsuru Senda
Source: IATSS Research, Vol 38, Iss 2, Pp 103-115 (2015)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2015.
Publication Year: 2015
Collection: LCC:Transportation and communications
Subject Terms: Play spaces, Maturation environment, Porous space, Circular play system, Accidents, Latent dangers, Transportation and communications, HE1-9990
More Details: With societal changes in recent years, issues related to child safety in public places have become more diverse and more complex. Every age has its hardships, and an environment in which children develop into people who overcome such hardships is necessarily one that is not completely free of danger. Nevertheless, there is tendency toward an excessive emphasis on safety. The children of today have been driven indoors, deprived of spaces for group play and of natural environments that encourage a diversity of experience. The development of IT media has further reinforced this tendency. These conditions can be said to produce bullying, abuse, isolation, and a lack of ambition. It is critical that children's living environments, especially public spaces for playing and learning, have a porous structure with numerous routes of escape.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 0386-1112
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0386111215000023; https://doaj.org/toc/0386-1112
DOI: 10.1016/j.iatssr.2015.02.001
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/2843209818874f56a6d29f9140cef6f9
Accession Number: edsdoj.2843209818874f56a6d29f9140cef6f9
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:03861112
DOI:10.1016/j.iatssr.2015.02.001
Published in:IATSS Research
Language:English