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Combining Eye-tracking Data with an Analysis of Video Content from Free-viewing a Video of a Walk in an Urban Park Environment

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Exploring Children's Views on Important Park Features: A Qualitative Study Using Walk-Along Interviews.

Jenny Veitch¹, Elliott Flowers², Kylie Ball¹

¹Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong 3220, Australia.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

|July 2, 2020

Summary

Children value parks with engaging play equipment, water features, and natural elements. Designing parks with these features can encourage children’s park visits, physical activity, and social interaction for healthier lives.

Keywords:

children design parks physical activity social interaction

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Area of Science:

Environmental Psychology
Child Development
Urban Planning

Background:

Parks are crucial for children's social, mental, and physical well-being.
Understanding children's perspectives is key to optimizing park design for their use.
Current park designs may not fully cater to children's preferences and needs.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore children's perceptions of park features influencing park visitation.
To identify features that promote park-based physical activity among children.
To understand children's views on park characteristics that enhance social interaction.

Main Methods:

Qualitative study employing walk-along interviews with 30 children (mean age 9.7 years).
Interviews conducted across nine parks in diverse socioeconomic areas of Melbourne, Australia.
Children discussed park features influencing their visits, physical activity, and social interactions.

Main Results:

Features encouraging visitation: challenging play equipment, water play areas, greenery/shade, basketball courts.
Features valued for physical activity: sports courts, open spaces, climbing trees, natural elements.
Features promoting social interaction: large park size, playgrounds, picnic areas.

Conclusions:

Children's unique perspectives highlight specific park features important for engagement.
Incorporating children's preferred features in park design can enhance park use.
Optimized park design supports children's active lifestyles and overall health.