eprintid: 4228
rev_number: 4
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datestamp: 2023-07-11 09:45:28
lastmod: 2023-07-11 09:45:28
status_changed: 2023-07-11 09:45:28
type: thesis
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sword_depositor: 1
creators_name: Mor, Gaya
creators_id: S4359399
creators_email: g.mor@student.rug.nl
title: Inclusive Playground Design: Promoting Social Inclusion for Children with Disabilities
ispublished: unpub
full_text_status: public
abstract: The concepts of inclusivity and universal design are appearing in urban agendas and campaigns. This thesis studies inclusive playgrounds with regard to children with disabilities and the ways design encourages the potential for social inclusion. Playground designs were previously researched with regard to promoting active play, however, playgrounds that are inclusive for children with disabilities lack research. Specifically, there is a lack of academic literature on the design characteristics of playgrounds that influence the potential for social inclusion. This thesis delves into the physical and social characteristics of playgrounds that were not previously researched in much depth. Understanding the design of playgrounds for children with disabilities can improve future playgrounds or enable adapting existing ones to represent children’s interests better. For this study nine semi-structured interviews with experts in various countries have been conducted; three with NGOs that promote inclusiveness for children with disabilities in play environments, and six with designers of companies that specialize in planning and designing play environments. These are the main findings on the design characteristics of playgrounds that encourage the potential for social inclusion; a need for quiet areas, strict routing, sensorimotor play, modified play equipment, and ground-level activities.
date: 2023
pages: 27
thesis_type: bachelor
degree_programme: TP
tutors_name: Rauws, W.S.
tutors_organization: Fac. Ruimtelijke wetenschappen, Engaging Society
tutors_email: W.S.Rauws@rug.nl
security: public
keywords_local: Children with disabilities
keywords_local: Playgrounds
keywords_local: Accessibility
keywords_local: Social inclusion
keywords_local: Inclusive environments
language_iso: en
date_issued: 2023-07-08
citation:   Mor, Gaya  (2023) Inclusive Playground Design: Promoting Social Inclusion for Children with Disabilities.  Bachelor thesis.   
document_url: https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/4228/1/Inclusive%20Playground%20Design.pdf