EXPLORING THE NEXUS: DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN LOCAL PUBLIC SPACES AND CHILDRENS PLAY BEHAVIOR IN BANGALORE, INDIA

Title

EXPLORING THE NEXUS: DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN LOCAL PUBLIC SPACES AND CHILDRENS PLAY BEHAVIOR IN BANGALORE, INDIA

Creator

Priya V.P.; Jadhav U.

Description

Research in the field of childrens play highlights its diverse benefits on developmental requisites. Specifically, parks and playgrounds emerge as key public spaces in an urban environment, which facilitates a range of play experiences conducive to developmental processes. The main aim of the study is to examine the design characteristics of formal public spaces that influence play behavior of children and the supervision modalities in the Indian context. To achieve this objective the study investigated a park and playground in a rapidly developing neighborhood in Bangalore. Systematic observations were conducted to observe childrens play opportunities with respect to the physical environments including adult supervision modalities. The outcomes reveal that childrens play in the urban context is a supervised activity. The study demonstrates a strong correlation between the age demographics and utilization patterns of play spaces. Though affordances for functional play and rule based games were exhibited in these public spaces, the research found minimal occurrences of Constructive, Imaginative and Exploratory play. Implications for planning and design includes adopting an age-responsive approach to accommodate diverse developmental needs and preferences of children while integrating natural and manipulable materials to enhance play value of play spaces. 2024, Jomard Publishing. All rights reserved.

Source

New Design Ideas, Vol-8, No. Special Issue, pp. 205-225.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Jomard Publishing

Subject

affordance; behavior mapping; Childrens outdoor play; park and playground; supervision

Coverage

Priya V.P., School of Architecture, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India, K.S. School of Architecture, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India; Jadhav U., School of Architecture, CHRIST University, Bangalore, India

Rights

All Open Access; Bronze Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 25224875

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.62476/ndisi205

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