Abstract
With an increasing number of working couples and a growing elderly population, young children are often taken care of by their grandparents or housemaids from the Philippines and Indonesia. The interaction between children and caregivers has thus changed to accommodate urban life. Yet public facilities for children have not kept pace with contemporary demands. Facilities for children, including playgrounds, have failed to respond to the everyday life of children and caregivers. Taking playground as a case study, this paper examines the mismatch between current playground design and the urban lifestyles of caregivers and children in Hong Kong. Copyright © 2019 Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Advances in human factors, sustainable urban planning and infrastructure: Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA |
| Editors | Jerzy CHARYTONOWICZ, Christianne FALCÃO |
| Place of Publication | Cham |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 257-265 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319941998 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783319941981 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Citation
Siu, K. W. M., Wong, Y. L., & Lam, M. S. (2019). The needs of children and their caregivers in new urban lifestyles: A case study of playground facilities in Hong Kong. In J. Charytonowicz & C. Falcão (Eds.), Advances in human factors, sustainable urban planning and infrastructure: Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Sustainable Urban Planning and Infrastructure, July 21-25, 2018, Loews Sapphire Falls Resort at Universal Studios, Orlando, Florida, USA (pp. 257-265). Cham: Springer.Keywords
- Design standards
- Playground
- Public facility
- Urban lifestyle