TY - JOUR
T1 - Growing up in the inner city
T2 - Green spaces as places to grow
AU - Taylor, Andrea Faber
AU - Wiley, Angela R
AU - Kuo, Frances E.
AU - Sullivan, William C.
PY - 1998/1
Y1 - 1998/1
N2 - Children growing up in the inner city are at risk for a range of negative developmental outcomes. Do barren, inner-city neighborhood spaces compromise the everyday activities and experiences necessary for healthy development? Sixty-four urban public housing outdoor spaces (27 low vegetation, 37 high vegetation) were observed on four separate occasions. Overall, inner-city children's everyday activities and access to adults appeared remarkably healthy; of the 262 children observed, most (73%) were involved in some type of play, and most groups of children (87%) were supervised to some degree. In relatively barren spaces, however, the picture was considerably less optimistic: Levels of play and access to adults were approximately half as much as those found in spaces with more trees and grass, and the incidence of creative play was significantly lower in barren spaces than in relatively green spaces.
AB - Children growing up in the inner city are at risk for a range of negative developmental outcomes. Do barren, inner-city neighborhood spaces compromise the everyday activities and experiences necessary for healthy development? Sixty-four urban public housing outdoor spaces (27 low vegetation, 37 high vegetation) were observed on four separate occasions. Overall, inner-city children's everyday activities and access to adults appeared remarkably healthy; of the 262 children observed, most (73%) were involved in some type of play, and most groups of children (87%) were supervised to some degree. In relatively barren spaces, however, the picture was considerably less optimistic: Levels of play and access to adults were approximately half as much as those found in spaces with more trees and grass, and the incidence of creative play was significantly lower in barren spaces than in relatively green spaces.
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U2 - 10.1177/0013916598301001
DO - 10.1177/0013916598301001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031799859
SN - 0013-9165
VL - 30
SP - 3
EP - 27
JO - Environment and Behavior
JF - Environment and Behavior
IS - 1
ER -