开发和应用一个地理空间指数的小孩的城市可玩性
Emily Gemmell1, Alicia Cavenaugh2, Mariana Brussoni1,3,4,5
1School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2206 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada.
Cities (London, England)
|March 16, 2026
概括
孩子 孩子 孩子 孩子
科学领域:
- 儿童发展研究儿童发展研究
- 城市规划是城市规划.
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 户外游戏对于儿童的整体发展至关重要.
- 城市环境可能会限制儿童户外自由玩的机会.
- 评估社区对游戏的支持至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 开发和应用一个以证据为基础的指数,衡量社区对幼儿户外自由游戏的支持力.
- 为了在35个加拿大城市中评估小区域级别的可玩性.
- 检查邻里可玩性,人口密度和社会经济因素之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 开发了一个基于五个领域的社区可玩性指数:游戏空间,社会空间,交通/行人空间,自然环境和与儿童相关的目的地.
- 使用开源的地理空间,卫星和人口普查数据作为指标,按专家意见加权.
- 在邮政编码层面应用了该指数,并分析了密度和物质优势/劣势的关联.
主要成果:
- 在城市内 (52-77%) 观察到社区可玩性的显著变化,而城际差异较小 (≤20%).
- 高密度地区的交通/行人和目的地得分较好,但社会和自然环境得分较差.
- 39%的孩子居住在至少一个域名得分在10百分位或以下的社区;处境不利的社区通常具有较低的可玩性.
结论:
- 儿童进入可玩社区的机会在加拿大各个城市之间有很大差异.
- 开发的可玩性指数有效地评估了邻里对户外游戏的支持,在一个细致的层面上.
- 该框架和方法可以适应在世界各地的各种城市环境中评估可玩性.
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