İngilizce Safety Factor in Children's Playground Design: A Research in the Case of Seydişehir National Garden

Çocuk Oyun Alanı Tasarımında Güvenlik Faktörü: Seydişehir Millet Bahçesi Örneğinde Bir Araştırma

Abstract

Children's playgrounds should be spaces that support children's interests, imagination and the development of large muscle motor skills, and are designed to allow children to move freely. There is a very special relationship between children and play; children learn, socialize, grow and develop by playing. Safety in children's playgrounds is the most important issue to be considered when designing these areas. The material of the research is the children's playground located in the National Garden in Seydişehir district of Konya province. In order to determine the problems related to security in the park, according to the Snowball technique, a face-to-face survey was conducted with the children and their parents on the basis of the law on the protection of personal data and the principle of volunteerism by going to the area on random days on weekdays and weekends. The survey was conducted with the approval of the Ethics Committee of Selçuk University, Faculty of Architecture and Design. 330 children or parents were interviewed, security problems related to the park were revealed and solutions were proposed.