Comprehensive evaluation approach in the assessment of play value of playgrounds: case of Balçova, İzmir

İpek Kaştaş-Uzun and Oylum Dikmen-Güleryüz

Journal of Urban Design, 2024, vol. 29, issue 1, 98-121

Abstract: Urban children prefer playgrounds near home spaces due to physical and parental limitations on outdoor play. To increase the play value and use of playgrounds, it is essential to take a comprehensive design approach that considers the playground’s design and surrounding environment. Using the play value calculation tool designed by Woolley and Lowe, and making site location analyses, this study aims to evaluate the relationship between physical and environmental characteristics of playgrounds with land use decisions through an analysis of the numbers of users and play value of playgrounds in neighbourhood parks in Balçova, İzmir (Turkey).

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2194617

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