Özet:

Children's playgrounds are important public spaces for both the user groups they address and the adults accompanying the user groups, considering their location in the city, their accessibility and the frequency of their presence in each neighborhood. In order for user groups to socialize under equal conditions, these areas should be arranged according to the universal design criteria determined in order to be designed in a way that they can be used jointly and without discrimination for all disabled, temporarily disabled and non-disabled individuals. Within the scope of the study, universal design criteria and outlines were examined from the perspective of the status of children's gardens as public spaces. The principles of designing children's gardens in accordance with universal design criteria were examined through an example. On the same example, additional principles that will complement the universal design criteria, increase the saturation of socialization and provide the production of more qualified public space are examined. In this way, it has been emphasized that children's gardens, which are organized under the umbrella of universal design criteria, can be areas that ensure the dignity of all child users and provide healthy socialization.

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