Description: 10 years ago Barbara Hendricks brought together thinking from child development and child psychology perspectives on play with practical issues confronted by designers and policy makers. The result was a beautifully-crafted, well-illustrated guide challenging established notions of play provision. This second edition brings the text up to date from 2001 to 2010 with added discussion about new ideas for play area designs and what has not worked in the past decade.
Review Quotes: A Yankee Book Peddler UK Core Title for 2011 Reviews of the First Edition: 'She interlaces her critical chapters with useful tips and how to guidance...The appendices offer invaluable practical information on the layout of playgrounds, safety guidelines and international standards...The style is attractively jargon-free, and the book will be of interest to anyone who is concerned about the well-being of children. It is so readable that it was sneaked away by a number of non-designers in my household...Designing for play may be a serious business. Reading about play in this book is fun, as it should be.' Times Educational Supplement ( TES book of the week, 4th May 2001) 'This is a delightful book that is full of knowledge, information and philosophical musing. A clever book, interesting to read and its breadth gives it an excitement that makes it stand out...highly recommended for practitioners, students and lecturers.' Australian Early Childhood Association 'Urban design is linked with urban quality and built environment. This is a new stimulant on the planning of playplaces in the city. An interesting analysis.' Built Environment 'For anyone who works in the field of play, this book is a delight. Hendricks writes not from a lofty and out of touch adult viewpoint but from an experientially grounded child-centred perspective and consequently there is a challenge to all of us on every other page to see life - and playgrounds in particular - through a child's eye...This is a fine and timely book and one I warmly recommend.' Local Government Studies