The practice of building child-friendly parks
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- Aug 15,2024
Summary
The concept of ‘child-friendly cities’ originated at the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in 1996. In the same year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN-Habitat jointly developed the Child Friendly Cities International Programme (CFCI), which proposes to incorporate children's needs into urban planning.
The concept of ‘child-friendly cities’ originated at the second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in 1996. In the same year, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and UN-Habitat jointly developed the Child Friendly Cities International Programme (CFCI), which proposes to incorporate children's needs into urban planning.
China is committed to actively promoting the construction of child-friendly cities, and parks and green spaces play a crucial role as an important vehicle for the construction of child-friendly cities. At present, many cities in China have begun to explore and practice the construction of child-friendly parks, aiming to create a safer, educational and fun outdoor environment for children.
China introduces policies related to the construction of child-friendly cities
The Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Construction of Child-Friendly Cities, issued by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in conjunction with 22 departments in 2021, put forward the goal of child-friendly city construction:
By 2025, through the launch of 100 child-friendly city construction pilots nationwide.
Looking ahead to 2035, it is expected that more than 50 % of cities with a population of more than one million will have carried out child-friendly city construction nationwide, and around 100 cities will be named national child-friendly cities.
Practical Case
Shanghai Peace Park
As one of the largest integrated parks in Shanghai's inner ring, Peace Park is an important demonstration node in the construction of Shanghai's child-friendly city.
In a corner of the park, Jego continues the memories of two generations, parents and children, combining the optimal ‘parent-child+’ paradise model with the uniqueness of the Shanghai Peace Park, giving children natural fun and families warm memories.
The Jego team emphasised the thematic nature of the play space while enhancing the quality and functionality of the ride. With the theme of ‘Bunny's Dreamland’, the designers created an immersive play scene to enhance the fun of play. Aiming at the differences in the activities of children of different ages, scientific games and reasonable game zoning are used to create an all-age friendly, open and shared children's playground.
Under the guidance of national policies and the active exploration of cities, China has achieved initial results in the construction of child-friendly parks. In the future, Jego Group will actively implement the national policy and devote itself to promoting the construction and development of child-friendly parks. Gego Group will adopt cutting-edge design concepts and incorporate innovative game elements, with the aim of creating a fun-filled and educational park play space for children, and helping children's all-round growth through practical actions.