Planning Playgrounds to Facilitate Children’s Pretend Play: A Case Study of New Suburbs in Perth Western Australia

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Planning Playgrounds to Facilitate Children’s Pretend Play: A Case Study of New Suburbs in Perth Western Australia

© 2015 Taylor & Francis.Playgrounds are important features of residential areas. Their design influences child play behaviour, particularly ‘pretend play’. With a growing number of young families moving into new suburbs, investigation into the extent to which pretend play is considered in playgr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Oke, A., Middle, Gary
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis Group 2016
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52522

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