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Seven Cs for Tweens : Design Principles for Children Aged 10-13 in the Urban Landscape Hutton, D'Arcy; Herrington, Susan; Brussoni, Mariana

Abstract

Outdoor play is critical for the wellbeing of children. In cities, access to unsupervised outdoor play is limited by a host of obstacles. Many of these limiting factors can be mitigated by environmental design. The following identifies seven design principles for urban public landscapes that support play for “tweens” (children 10 to 13 years old). We developed these principles using a mixed methodology that included a literature review, an analysis of qualitive interview transcripts with tweens, and a precedent study of playable urban landscapes. The Seven Cs for Tweens principles include: connectivity, community, cues, character, child agency, challenge, and comfort.

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Seven Cs for Tweens : Design Principles for Children Aged 10-13 in the Urban Landscape
Creator
Hutton, D'Arcy; Herrington, Susan; Brussoni, Mariana
Contributor
B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit; Children's Hospital (Vancouver, B.C.). Research Institute
Date Issued
2022-09-01
Description
Outdoor play is critical for the wellbeing of children. In cities, access to unsupervised outdoor play is limited by a host of obstacles. Many of these limiting factors can be mitigated by environmental design. The following identifies seven design principles for urban public landscapes that support play for “tweens” (children 10 to 13 years old). We developed these principles using a mixed methodology that included a literature review, an analysis of qualitive interview transcripts with tweens, and a precedent study of playable urban landscapes. The Seven Cs for Tweens principles include: connectivity, community, cues, character, child agency, challenge, and comfort.
Subject
landscape design; outdoor play; children; youth; tweens; neighborhood environment; Children and youth (0-19); Outdoor/risky play
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2025-03-12
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0448193
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/90483
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Medicine, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of; Pediatrics, Department of; Population and Public Health (SPPH), School of
Citation
Hutton, D., Herrington, S., & Brussoni, M. (2022). Seven cs for tweens: Design principles for children aged 10-13 in the urban landscape. Children, Youth and Environments, 32(2), 1-34.
Publisher DOI
10.1353/cye.2022.0013
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty; Researcher
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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