Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review
Children’s access to outdoor activities is restricted due to the continuous spread of urbanisation in public spaces. Therefore, figuring out how to improve outdoor physical space within the existing environment is becoming increasingly important. This study conducted a systematic review of 55 studie...
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| description | Children’s access to outdoor activities is restricted due to the continuous spread of urbanisation in public spaces. Therefore, figuring out how to improve outdoor physical space within the existing environment is becoming increasingly important. This study conducted a systematic review of 55 studies using PRISMA method to examine the link between the physical settings in neighbourhoods and children’s outdoor play. Through Scopus databases to provide a complete list of journal articles based on stringent inclusion and exclusion standards. Identify the gaps by categorising the significant themes and aspects influencing children’s play area requirements. Studies show that the physical environment of a neighbourhood is affected by several social factors besides the needs and preferences of children’s games. It was also found that the most commonly used research methods in children’s play spaces were survey and interview, and the Affordance Theory was widely used as a research framework. This research provides new design possibilities for children’s play areas in residential neighbourhoods. These guidelines emphasise games with varied spatial qualities, the integration of spatial functions, the additional support requirements of parents for children’s play, and the flexibility of children to utilise outside space. Consequently, this analysis identifies knowledge gaps and suggests research directions for future studies. |
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| spelling | upm-1094782024-11-06T01:28:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109478/ Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review Zhao, Xin Hussain, Norhuzailin Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris Ning, Ji Children’s access to outdoor activities is restricted due to the continuous spread of urbanisation in public spaces. Therefore, figuring out how to improve outdoor physical space within the existing environment is becoming increasingly important. This study conducted a systematic review of 55 studies using PRISMA method to examine the link between the physical settings in neighbourhoods and children’s outdoor play. Through Scopus databases to provide a complete list of journal articles based on stringent inclusion and exclusion standards. Identify the gaps by categorising the significant themes and aspects influencing children’s play area requirements. Studies show that the physical environment of a neighbourhood is affected by several social factors besides the needs and preferences of children’s games. It was also found that the most commonly used research methods in children’s play spaces were survey and interview, and the Affordance Theory was widely used as a research framework. This research provides new design possibilities for children’s play areas in residential neighbourhoods. These guidelines emphasise games with varied spatial qualities, the integration of spatial functions, the additional support requirements of parents for children’s play, and the flexibility of children to utilise outside space. Consequently, this analysis identifies knowledge gaps and suggests research directions for future studies. Frontiers Media 2023-06-27 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109478/1/fbuil-09-1193309.pdf Zhao, Xin and Hussain, Norhuzailin and Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris and Ning, Ji (2023) Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review. Frontiers in Built Environment, 9. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2297-3362 https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/built-environment/articles/10.3389/fbuil.2023.1193309/full 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1193309 |
| spellingShingle | Zhao, Xin Hussain, Norhuzailin Abdul Shukor, Shureen Faris Ning, Ji Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
| title | Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
| title_full | Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
| title_short | Neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
| title_sort | neighbourhood physical environment influences on children's outdoor play: a systematic review |
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