Organizing play spaces for children in China’s megalopolises: preferences and requirements of parents

ABSTRACT

In the context of total world urbanization, the problem of play activity and outdoor activities is becoming more urgent. This article presents the results of a public opinion poll on the services of children’s playgrounds. The voluntary online survey provided us with answers of 1030 Shanghai respondents who are the parents of children aged 3–9 years old, playing on street playgrounds. The survey lasted 2 months, which allowed to reach a wide audience without the influence of situational factors on the results. The data were analyzed in the STATISTICA programme, an exponential scale was used to process the results. As a result of the study, a cut was obtained from the parents’ preferences about the play area for children on the street, which will allow further use of the data in urban planning.

KEYWORDS:

• Amenities improvement
• children’s playgrounds
• child’s activity
• leisure-time activity

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Shubei Qiao

Shubei Qiao is a postgraduate student at the Department of Design of Kharkov State Academy of Design and Arts.