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  • Overheated children’s playgrounds in Central European cities: The effects of surfaces and shading on thermal exposure during hot summer days

    Authors: Michal Lehnert, Martin Jurek, René Jirmus, Veronika Kvêtoňová, Jan Geletič, Hana Středová and Jindřich Frajer

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Czech Republic

    Setting: Public Open Space

    Age Group: 0 – 2 years, 13 – 18 years, 3 – 5 years, 6 – 12 years

    a child climbing on a pole

  • Associations between outdoor play features and children’s behavior and health: A systematic review

    Authors: Joana V. Pereira, Fabio Vila-Nova, Guida Veiga, Frederico Lopes and Rita Cordovil

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Portugal

    Setting: Public Open Space, School

    Age Group: 3 – 5 years, 6 – 12 years

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  • Promoting public playgrounds usage and children’s physical activity with sports activities: A quasi-experimental study

    Authors: Sander Bliekendaal and Joske Nauta

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Netherlands

    Setting: Public Open Space

    Age Group: 6 – 12 years

    Boy Playing Football With Friends On Blurred Background On Lawn

  • Looking beneath the surface: associations between varied outdoor surfaces and children’s diverse play behaviours in early childhood education and care institutions

    Authors: Rune Storli, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter & Ole Johan Sando

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Norway

    Setting: Early Childhood Education and Care

    Age Group: 3 – 5 years

    children's playground in a residential area in a city

  • A Playground and Arts for a Community in Transition: A Circular Model for Built Heritage Regeneration in the Sanità District (Naples, Italy)

    Authors: Francesca Ciampa, Katia Fabbricatti, Maria Rita Pinto and Gianluigi Freda

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Italy

    Setting: Public Open Space

    Age Group: 13 – 18 years, 3 – 5 years, 6 – 12 years

    aerial photography plaza with trees and buildings

  • Development and implementation of a municipal outdoor play policy for children and youth in Nova Scotia, Canada: a community case study

    Authors: Caldwell, H.A.T., Arthur, M., Simms, A., Mawhinney, H., Hancock Friesen, C.L., Kirk, S.F.L.

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Canada

    Setting: Public Open Space, School

    Age Group: 13 – 18 years

    man playing on the playground slide

  • Accessibility and equity issues within natural playground usage and development

    Authors: Miho Trudeau

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Canada

    Setting: Public Open Space

    Age Group: 0 – 2 years, 13 – 18 years, 3 – 5 years, 6 – 12 years

    woman riding swing near trees

  • The availability between recreational facilities and physical activity of US adolescents

    Authors: Jamee Guerra, Johnatan Jhon, Kevin Lanza, Grettel Castro, Noël C. Barengo

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: United States

    Setting: Public Open Space, School

    Age Group: 13 – 18 years

    Basketball Playground

  • A scoping review of methods and measures used to capture children’s play during school breaktimes

    Authors: Lily FitzGibbon, Brooke Oliver, Rachel Nesbit and Helen Dodd

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: United Kingdom

    Setting: School

    Age Group: 0 – 2 years, 13 – 18 years, 3 – 5 years, 6 – 12 years

    2 black metal framed red padded armchairs on brown sand near body of water during daytime

  • Relationships Between Measures of the Physical Activity-Related Built Environment and Excess Weight in Preschoolers: A Retrospective, Population-Level Cohort Study

    Authors: Jessica Wijesundera, Geoff D.C. Ball, Alexander J. Wray, Jason Gilliland, Anamaria Savu, Douglas C. Dover, Andrea M. Haqq and Padma Kaul

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Canada

    Setting: Public Open Space

    Age Group: 3 – 5 years

    green and brown wooden building near bare trees under blue sky during daytime

  • Importance of children’s recess play exploration within school outdoor environment

    Authors: Mahfuzhoh E. and Marcillia S. R.

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: Indonesia

    Setting: School

    Age Group: 3 – 5 years

    two girls playing balloon

  • A Pilot Randomized Trial Evaluating the Cool 2 Be Safe Junior Playground Safety Program for Preschool Children

    Authors: Amanda Cox and Barbara A Morrongiello

    Year of Publication: 2024

    Country: United Kingdom

    Setting: Early Childhood Education and Care

    Age Group: 3 – 5 years

    gray swing chair
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