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Letting Play Bloom: Designing Nature-Based Risky Play for Children
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Letting Play Bloom: Designing Nature-Based Risky Play for Children
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Letting Play Bloom: Designing Nature-Based Risky Play for Children
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analyzes five outstanding case studies of children’s nature-based risky play spacesthe Slide Hill at Governors Island in New York, the Berkeley (CA) Adventure Playground, and Wildwoods at Fernbank Museum in Atlanta, as well as sites in the Netherlands and Australia. Author Lolly Tai provides detailed explanations of their background and design, and what visitors can experience at each site.
She also outlines the six categories of riskynot hazardousplay, which involve great heights, rapid speeds, dangerous tools, dangerous elements, rough-and-tumble play, and wandering or getting lost. These activities allow children to explore and challenge themselves (testing their limits) to foster greater self-worth while also learning valuable risk-management skills such as dealing with fear-inducing situations.
Filled with more than 200 photographs,
advocates for a thoughtful landscape design process that incorporates the specific considerations children need to fully experience the thrill that comes from playing in nature.