Özet:

The game is of vital importance for the ideal development of each child, as well as nutrition, health, housing and education. Today, every study on humanity focuses primarily on the study of the individual’s childhood and how this period is spent. It has been determined that the child who gets the opportunity to play qualified is creative, flexible to the problem solving subject, has better social relationships and is physically healthier. In developed countries, 2-5 m2 of children's playground per person is reduced. But in our country, although there is sufficient space for children's playgrounds in the construction plans, this is not observed in the application and these areas are used for different purposes. In this study, the principles to be taken into account in the planning and design of children's playgrounds in urban spaces were tried to be given in general. Planning and Designing Principles of Children Playgrounds in Urban Areas ABSTRACT: For the ideal development of every child, playing has as much vital importance as nurture, health, accommodation and education do. Today, in every human-oriented study, childhood period is of particular importance. When quality playing facilities were available, children became more creative, more flexible in problem-solving, physically healthier, had sound social relationships. In developed countries, there is 2-5 m2 playground for each child on the average. However, despite the fact that "The Construction Plan" allows for sufficient space for building playgrounds for children in Turkey, it is ignored in the application and implementation process of the plans and the areas reserved for children as playgrounds are used for other purposes. In this study the basic principles to be focused through planning and designing the playgrounds in cities are aimed in general. Keywords: playgrounds, play, park, recreation