Innovation in Play Environments

Paul F. Wilkinson

Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. Part 1: Toward the Perfect Play Experience 1. Toward the Perfect Play Experience Polly Hill 2. ‘Standard’ Versus ‘Adventure’ Playground Brenda Fjeldsted 3. Generating Relevant Urban Childhood Places: Learning from the ‘Yard’ Robin C. Moore 4. Youth Farms Edgar Boehm 5. Safety in Children’s Formal Play Environments Paul F. Wilkinson and Robert S. Lockhart 6. Play Environments in Arid Lands William B. Watkins 7. The Winter Use of Playgrounds Paul F. Wilkinson, Robert S. Lockhart and Ethel M. Luhtanen 8. Play in a Cold Climate Harvey A. Scott Part 2: Urban Planning with the Child in Mind 9. Respect the Child: Urban Planning with the Child in Mind Paul Davidoff 10. Planning and Designing Residential Environments with Children in Mind: a Dutch Approach Domien Verwer 11. Outdoor Play in Housing Areas Elizabeth Chace and George Ishmael 12. Can Children Play at Home? Louise Gaunt 13. How High Shall We Rise? The Great Unanswered Question Otto Weininger 14. Children’s Play in Indoor Spaces: Focus on High-Rise Anne-Marie Pollowy 15. City Streets: the Child’s Image as a Basis for Design Galia Weiser 16. Street Play: Re-creating Networks for the Urban Child Ellen Jacobs and Peter Jacobs 17. Beyond Playgrounds: Planning for Children’s Access to the Environment Cecilia Perez and Roger A. Hart. Contributors. Index.