Cornelia Hahn Oberlander On Pedagogical Playgrounds Av Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

<P><EM>Cornelia Hahn Oberlander on Pedagogical Playgrounds</EM> is a curated selection of writings by a landscape architect dedicated to children¿s right to play in urban environments. This volume assembles key texts from the 1960s and 1970s where Oberlander urges city planners and developers to recognize playgrounds as important sites for childhood development and to include them in new construction. She emphasizes the social benefits that free play and independent discovery create, and she provides practical proposals for the formulation of new playgrounds.</P><P>In pieces including a short history of children¿s play, reflections on her own work, and a report urging levels of government to protect children¿s right to play, Oberlander responds to austerity by encouraging the use of inexpensive and recycled materials such as sand, water, logs, boards, and tires for use in playgrounds and suggests vacant lots as play sites. She argues that developers and planners must always consult wit

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