Facta universitatis - series: Architecture and Civil Engineering 2019 Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages: 69-80
https://doi.org/10.2298/FUACE190123001K
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Designing of children playgrounds from the aspect of used surfacing with a goal of children safety on the example of the City of Niš
Keković Aleksandar (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Niš)
Momčilović-Petronijević Ana (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Niš)
Ćurčić Aleksandra (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Niš)
When designing children playgrounds, one should take into consideration
numerous factors dictating safety of the children spending time on the
playground. Accessibility of individual parts of the playground, and quality
of the equipment, types of used materials in terms of durability,
non-toxicity, are only some of the factors which can have impact on the
safety. Also important are separation of children age-groups as well as of
the conflicting activities, visible labels and supervision. Also, the
spacing between the individual parts of equipment and types of used surfaces
should be considered. This paper analysis materials of the playground as an
element in designing, aimed at children safety. The research includes areas
for children play in the city of Niš, The analysis of children playgrounds
was performed on the most frequented parks in Niš - in Čair park, Sveti Sava
park and Fortress park. Also, there is an analysis of the children
playground in the retail park Stop Shop in Niš, which has been built most
recently. The goal of the paper is finding the actual condition of the
children playgrounds in Niš, from the mentioned aspect, as well as building
awareness about the importance of designing of safe children playgrounds.
Keywords: children playgrounds, surfaces, equipment, designing
Projects of the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Grant no. TR 36042 and Grant no. TR 36045