A Model for Developing Child-Friendly Urban Spaces with an Emphasis on Play and Sports

Purpose: Child-friendly city is one of the urban planning theories, in line with the allocation of citizenship rights to children with the aim of creating an opportunity for children to shape or change their surrounding environment. The present study was conducted with the aim of examining the presentation of a model for the development of child-friendly urban spaces with an emphasis on play and sports.Methods: The research will be applied from the perspective of the objective, qualitative in terms of the nature of the data, as well as the method of implementation (exploratory), and the interview tool was used. The grounded theory strategy is used to conduct the research. In grounded theory, the purposive sampling method is used, which is also referred to as theoretical sampling. In this method, samples are selected by the researcher according to specific criteria and initial findings. Strauss and Corbin's grounded theory analysis method was used to analyze the data.Results: The research findings showed that by being in society, the child becomes familiar with social norms, can interact with peers, and can move towards active and creative games, and the amount of computer games is reduced. In this case, there is also joy in the family and children are less isolated at home.Conclusion: The lack of a clear framework, principles, and indicators for evaluating Iranian urban spaces and their planning and management, along with a superficial view of this concept and approach, has led to their failure. In this study, a model for developing child-friendly urban spaces has been examined with an emphasis on play and sports.

Keywords:

urban spaces , urban planning , child-friendly city , citizenship rights