The position of innovative children in bio-urban spaces with emphasis on the components of interaction, participation and sense of belonging to the environment
Subject Areas : Urban Environment
elham ataei
1
*
,
Siamak Panahi
2
,
zohreh toraby
3
1 - Phd student of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Abhar Branch, Iran.
Keywords: child, city, urban space, child education, creativity.,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: It is important to design bio-urban spaces for children in order to create participation and social interactions with the environment and ideation. The purpose of this research is to investigate the place of creative children in urban design spaces and it seeks to achieve components in the urban space that include presence and education of the child.
Material and Methodology: In this research, the analytical-descriptive method has been used, and to obtain findings and information on children's behavior in spatial experience, the survey research method has been used, because the effect of environment on behavior is mutual. It is one of the tools that can evaluate the environment and its components.
Findings: In this research, it was sought to find the key components for the design of urban spaces that are suitable for creativity of children by making comparative comparisons between the events and the examples in the study and the urban space. In this research, which is based on the integration of theories related to the subject and considering a suitable space with the desired physical components, including diversity in materials and visual details, flexibility of elements and spaces and preparing targeted checklists to measure children's behavior. It was done (statistical population includes 96 children from four kindergartens) and the attitude of educators towards physical influencing factors was investigated and then the obtained information was analyzed and ranked using Spss22 software.
Discussion and Conclusion: The results of the research show that the most important dynamic components influencing the increase of children's creativity are creating opportunities for positive social interactions of children, inviting the environment for movement, the possibility of stimulating the child's senses in the environment in a balanced way, creating a space for displaying competencies. A person interacting with the environment, creating a sense of belonging to the environment, teaching respect and care for the environment, creating paths for creativity and ideation, participation, creating a sense of happiness, safety in the play space are educational tools that save children in the design of urban spaces. They come from mechanical and repetitive spaces in parks and playgrounds.
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