| Title |
A Study on the Evaluation of Playground Environment in Daejon City |
| Keywords |
playground ; playground evaluation ; housing environment |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the playground environment in residential area on the perspective of researcher and user, and to propose appropriate playground environment for children based on the evaluations. In addition, this study will investigate and analyze the nearby environments of playground to improve the quality of playground design. Sample playgrounds were selected based on resident children population, playground size and area. Sample included 18 playgrounds near single-family-house and 47 apartment playgrounds. Environment evaluation of samples were conducted through survey using Playground Rating System of Frost(1997, revised), and user evaluation were conducted by using adjusted Frost tool. The characteristics of playground's nearby environment was composed by the results of the survey. The results lead to the three following conclusions. 1) Both researcher and user found Daejon city's playground insufficient in facilities and functions of the playground. 2) Playground safety received relatively high ratings. However, nearby road/parking threatened the safety of playground, and there was no sign near playground that informed of how to use playground. In addition, metal slide contained the risk of suffering burn by user, and there were safety issues stemming from the lack of regular maintenance. 3) District G especially received high ratings on playground environment and nearby environment, as well as on natural areas and openness. |