Affordances of Cul-de-sac in Urban Neighborhoods as Play Spaces for Middle Childhood Children | Zendy

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Affordances of Cul-de-sac in Urban Neighborhoods as Play Spaces for Middle Childhood Children

Author(s) -

Sumaiyah Othman,

Ismail Said

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

procedia - social and behavioral sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1877-0428

DOI - 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.03.339

Subject(s) - affordance , neighbourhood (mathematics) , sociality , sociology , urban space , psychology , geography , developmental psychology , ecology , mathematics , cognitive psychology , mathematical analysis , regional science , biology

This study investigates the affordances of cul-de-sac as play space in Malaysian urban neighbourhood for middle childhood children. Behavioral responses of 82 children experiencing two cul-de-sac in two different residential neighbourhoods were elicited using three methods: semi-structured interviews, observations and survey questionnaire. It is found that cul-de-sac with a monotonous, flat landscape with some vegetation offered less affordances to the children than the one that is a slightly slopping landform with a variety of vegetation. In addition, it is not the aesthetic design of the cul-de-sac but the caregiver's permission and the affordances of sociality that encourage the children to play

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