CHARACTERISTICS OF STREETS FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY : Analysis of data from observation and interview surveys in Beijing

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  • YANG Xiwei
    Dept. of Architecture and Building Eng., Graduate School of Science and Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • SENDA Mitsuru
    Dept. of Architecture and Building Eng., Graduate School of Science and Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology
  • YATA Tsutomu
    Dept. of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Aichi Sangyo University

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  • こどものあそびの場となる道の特性に関する研究 : 北京市における観察調査およびインタヴュー調査にもとづく分析
  • コドモ ノ アソビ ノ バ ト ナル ミチ ノ トクセイ ニ カンスル ケンキュウ ペキンシ ニ オケル カンサツ チョウサ オヨビ インタヴュー チョウサ ニ モトヅク ブンセキ

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This study is an attempt to identify primary factors of the capacity of streets to generate children's play spaces through in-depth analysis of their environmental conditions and children's play environments. Analysis of our 2003-2004 observation- and interview-survey data covering forty street sections in four school districts in Beijing has revealed that convenient location and the availability of friends are among major reasons for children's playing in the street. The cul-de-sac configuration is characteristic of long-played and play-space-abundant streets. This is also a type of street which is efficient in generating play spaces. Finally, we have proved that both the amount of generated play spaces and the amount of play-space generating spaces in the street can be predicted through multiple-regression equations with fairly high level of precision. Key variables are: the number of accessible playable spaces, the width of the street, the total frontage of open places and the number of interfering trees along the street.

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