Cankiri Baris Manco Children's Playground Safety Evaluation of Compliance Criteria
Abstract
Playgrounds are so effective for the children’s social, sensual, cognitive and physical development. These
grounds, if they wouldn’t designed in significant criterias, they can cause hurtings and injuries that affects
child’s development negatively. In this study, Barış Manço Children’s Playground, located in Çankırı and as
specified for the kids aged between 0-7, and the physical properties of the game elements on the playground
were analyzed by TSE (Turkish Standards Institution) safety standards, were assayed for standards compliance.
USCPSC (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) standards were included the study, because TSE
standards don’t have criteria in terms of discriminations in the age of the children and playground site selection.
Besides, in this study, it was examined that other outfit equipments, plants on the area and playground’s
maintenance status in terms of safety. At the end of the study, 78% of playground equipments were determined
that not suitable for TSE standards. In accordance with the results that are obtained, suggestions have been made
in terms of landscape architecture.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Umut Pekin Timur
Bu kişi benim
Yayımlanma Tarihi
15 Aralık 2014
Gönderilme Tarihi
15 Aralık 2014
Kabul Tarihi
17 Eylül 2014
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2014 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 23