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PLANNING URBAN PLAYGROUNDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: SITE SELECTION AND DESIGN IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA

BUKVIC, ANAMARIA
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1145859042

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2006, MCP, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Community Planning.
This study investigates the problem of children’s exposure to environmental hazards in open spaces designated for play and recreation from the planning perspective. It brings a new level of awareness about children’s environmental health issues into the planning profession and emphasizes the role of planners in addressing this problem through provision of safer and healthier outdoor environments. For the field investigation, 40 randomly selected playgrounds in the Cincinnati metropolitan area were surveyed for the presence of four major environmental exposures: ultraviolet radiation, air pollution from mobile and stationary sources, pollution from hazardous waste sites, and noise pollution. The analysis of surveyed playgrounds in the Cincinnati metro area reveals that the majority of playgrounds has insufficient shade options and is situated in locations surrounded with densely traveled transportation routes and at least one pollution source within a one-mile radius.
Dr. Carla Chifos (Advisor)
137 p.
Urban and Regional Planning
playgrounds; open space planning

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  • BUKVIC, A. (2006). PLANNING URBAN PLAYGROUNDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: SITE SELECTION AND DESIGN IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1145859042

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • BUKVIC, ANAMARIA. PLANNING URBAN PLAYGROUNDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: SITE SELECTION AND DESIGN IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA. 2006. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1145859042.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • BUKVIC, ANAMARIA. "PLANNING URBAN PLAYGROUNDS FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVE: SITE SELECTION AND DESIGN IN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2006. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1145859042

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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