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Designing Child-Friendly Urban Resilience: Seasonal Strategies for Public Playgrounds

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  • 1. Atatürk University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, West Campus, Erzurum/Türkiye
  • 2. Atatürk University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, West Campus. Erzurum/Türkiye

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Conceptually, child-friendly urban resilience encompasses more than disaster preparedness; it integrates spatial justice, health equity, and ecological integrity to safeguard the right to play year-round. The primary target group of this study comprises children aged 0–14 who utilize public playgrounds, as well as the accompanying adults. The scope is limited to open-space public play areas, with the objective of generating strategies adaptable to diverse climatic contexts. Within this framework, the study establishes a comprehensive content map that spans design principles, material and surfacing strategies, planting and biophilic interventions, shading typologies, water and snow management approaches, accessibility and inclusive-use scenarios, as well as maintenance and operational models.

This compilation examines seasonal strategies for public playgrounds within the framework of child-friendly urban resilience, addressing their implications for urban planning, design, and implementation processes.

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