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Assessment Of Outdoor School Environments And Physical Activity In Ankara's Primary Schools   
Authors: Ozdemir, A., Yilmaz, O. | Provider Name: Journal of Environmental Psychology | Published: September 2008
This study explores the associations between the physical characteristics of schoolyards and the physical activity of third and fourth year students in five Turkish primary schools
Characteristic Space Planning of Indoor Playgrounds in Snowy and Cold Regions [Japan]   
Authors: Tagawa, S., Noguchi, T. | Provider Name: J of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering | Published: 2007
In Hokkaido, a snowy and cold region of Japan, indoor playgrounds that allow children to play in an outdoor atmosphere have been growing in number
Children and their Environments   
Authors: Spencer, C., Blades, M. | Provider Name: Cambridge University Press | Published: 2006
Learning, Using and Designing Spaces
Children at Play: An American History   
Authors: Chudacoff, H.P. | Provider Name: New York University Press | Published: 2007
A chronological history of play in the U.S. from the point of view of children themselves
Children's Neighborhood Place as a Psychological And Behavioral Domain   
Authors: Min, B., Lee, J. | Provider Name: Journal of Environmental Psychology | Published: March 2006
Interviews of 91 children living in a large high-rise, high-density planned neighborhood of 5277 families reveal that children find most of their psychologically valued settings within the neighborhood outdoor spaces
Children’s Dens [Sweden]   
Authors: Kylin, M. | Provider Name: Children, Youth and Environments | Published: Spring 2003
To describe dens the following questions were asked: Where do children build dens? What materials do they use? How do they construct them? To portray children’s understanding and experiences of dens, questions included: What do children think is important and fun with dens?
Children’s Perspectives on Public Playgrounds in Two Swedish Communities   
Authors: Jansson, M. | Provider Name: Children, Youth and Environments | Published: 2008
This paper describes children’s perspectives on local public playgrounds and discusses the effect of the surrounding landscape on playground use by comparing two Swedish communities: one in the forest and one on open, arable land
Coping With Attention Deficit Disorder   
Authors: Taylor, A.F., Kuo, F.E., Sullivan, W.C. | Provider Name: Environment and Behavior | Published: 2001
The Surprising Connection to Green Play Settings
Design for Play a Guide to Creating Successful Play Spaces [UK]   
Authors: Shackell, A., Doyle, P., Butler, N., Ball, D. | Provider Name: Dept. for Children, Family, Schools | Published: 2008
This guide is, primarily, for commissioners and designers of children’s play areas
Designing for Play   
Authors: Hendricks, B.E. | Provider Name: Ashgate | Published: 2001
This is not a 'how to' design book. Instead, based on thirty years experience as a specialist play area designer, Barbara Hendricks details a radically new approach, applying cutting-edge thinking from child development and child psychology



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