The Assessment of the Management and Attractiveness of Modern Playgrounds from the Points of View of Children and Designers

PODOLSKA, Anna; RUSZKOWSKA, Patrycja; ORZECHOWSKA-SZAJDA, Iwona

doi:10.2478/acee-2024-0031

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Location: a – in Europe, b – in Poland, c – in Wroclaw, d – of the objects in the Powstańców Śląskich estate (own study)

Percentage distribution of the activities offered by the playgrounds in the Powstańców Śląskich residential estate (own study)

Percentage distribution of the most commonly used types of playground equipment (own study)

Favourite pieces of equipment according to the youngest respondents (3-6 years old) (own study)

Favourite forms of play according to the youngest users (3-6 years old) (own study)

Preferred colours according to the youngest users (3-6 years old) (own study)

Percentage distribution of the preferred forms of playing in the 7–12-year-old age group (own study)

The aesthetics of playgrounds according to children from the 7–12-year-old age group (own study)

Examples of playgrounds that were awarded the lowest (a) and highest (b) scores by children (own source)

Functional attractiveness of playgrounds according to children from the 7–12-year-old age group (own study)

Examples of playgrounds that were awarded the lowest (a) and highest (b) scores by professionals (own source)

Visual attractiveness assessed by women (W) and men (M) based on 3 criteria (own study)

Functional attractiveness of playgrounds for different age groups, assessed by women (W) and men (M) (own study)

Colour schemes in playgrounds (own study)

Types of plants that exist in playgrounds
Playground No.	Tall trees	Low trees	Perimeter plants	Barrier bushes	Perennials	Toxic species	Species with thorns	Allergens
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List of facilities selected for further analyses (own study)

Item	Address	Surface [m²]	Number of pieces of equipment	Type of accessibility	Surroundings
1	Tadeusza Zielińskiego Street, no. 38-54	2111	5	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing
2	Between Stysia Street and Tadeusza Zielińskiego Street	730	9	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and square
3	On the corner of Szczęśliwa Street and Gwiaździsta Street	1652	8	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and square
4	On the corner of Zaporowska Street and Gwiaździsta Street	272	6	Educational facility	Educational facility
5	Radosna Street, no. 24-36	321	8	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and square
6	Powstańców Śląskich Street, no. 94	427	2	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and educational facility
7	Wielka Street, no.15-26	2037	11	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and educational facility
8	Between Komandorska Street and Drukarska Street	1368	4	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and educational facility
9	Powstańców Śląskich Street, no. 114	1853	9	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and square
10	Drukarska Street, no. 33	478	3	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and Allotment gardens
11	Drukarska Street, no. 33	478	5	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and allotment gardens
12	Wiśniowa Street, no. 8	1116	5	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing and square
13	On the corner of Podchorążych Street and Sztabowa Street	516	5	Educational facility	low-rise multi-family housing and educational facility
14	On the corner of Powstańców Śląskich Street and Wielka Street	479	6	Generally accessible area	low-rise and tall multi-family housing and square
15	Krucza Street, no. 21	1086	6	Generally accessible area	Tall multi-family housing

Types of greenery growing on playgrounds (own study)

Playground No.	Colour scheme for playgrounds
Playground No.	yellow	green	red	brown	blue	orange	grey
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The Assessment of the Management and Attractiveness of Modern Playgrounds from the Points of View of Children and Designers

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Colour schemes in playgrounds (own study)

List of facilities selected for further analyses (own study)

Types of greenery growing on playgrounds (own study)

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