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Articles in issue 2016 - 1

Playground Report

Playing at dizzying heights in Poing Wildlife Park

Unusual large-scale multiplay unit opened in a privately-run park near Munich

Playground Report

Givskud Zoo invests in its future ‒ in the form of a new playground

Givskud Zoo and Safari Park in Denmark was opened in 1969 and has become an important attraction for tourists from near and far. In 2010, the zoo registered nearly 280,000 visitors passing through its gates.

Playground Report

Irrland: the amusement park for the whole family

Irrland or 'maze land': a farm-adventure oasis where it is the everyday that gets lost. The maize labyrinth is just one of the many attractions of this family-run enterprise.

Playground Report

Water playground as a marketing tool

One of the most popular attractions on the Industrial Heritage Trail in Germany's Ruhr area is the Waltrop Henrichenburg boat lift, one of the eight sites comprising the Westphalian State Museum of Industrial Heritage. Even those for whom technology is a closed book are fascinated by the system. The boat lift dating to the turn of the last century is also a favourite destination for children.

Playground Report

Everything that puts a smile on a child's face

Sliding, swinging, climbing ‒ there is nothing children enjoy more than romping and playing. In addition to allowing these little unruly spirits to indulge in physical exercise and train their coordination abilities through play, Germany's largest theme park also provides them with amusement in a wide diversity of forms: there are a remarkable nine different playgrounds in the Europa-Park just waiting to be explored. All have been designed with a passion for detail and with one primary objective: to make children happy.

Coverstory

Osnabrück Zoo: an expedition through the world of animals with four adventure playgrounds

Osnabrück Zoo is home to some 3700 animals, so every young visitor is assured of encountering their favourite while, at the same time, they can also skylark around and climb like monkeys as much as they want. This is because on its 23.5 hectare site, Osnabrück Zoo also offers four large adventure playgrounds.

Playground Report

Exciting car chases in the Playmobil FunPark

A new attraction was opened last year in the Playmobil FunPark – a police station. Its miniature version has been part of the Playmobil range since 1974. This has now been realised in life-sized form on a 2600 m² site.

Playground Safety

German standard DIN 79161: Playground inspection - Qualification of playground inspectors

At long last…

Playground Safety

Playground inspections: extravagant and unnecessary requirements?

For more than 30 years, generally recognised provisions that apply to technical products, such as the standards relevant to playgrounds, have been in place. But who decides how the relevant requirements are to be applied? What do the operators of playgrounds and leisure facilities need to do? Is there anyone who will explain to them what is required of them as operators? Why is it necessary at all for operators to undertake inspections, maintenance and repair work? Recent developments and some examples.

Science

What does the play of elderly people tell about children’s play?

In 2014, a senior playground opened in LaMarque, Texas. As a “motion wellness system”, it targeted the exercise of older residents. For this purpose, components...

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Local authority funding for sport – What must? What should? What can?

Local authority funding remains the largest and most important source of support for nearly all sports clubs and leisure sport associations. Despite this fact, in many places there is hardly sufficient funding to make optimal support of local sport possible. Which obligations do communities have with regard to sport? And what possible alternatives exist when there are no sufficient funds available to finance sport?

Municipalities and Associations

A sport cooperative

ParkSport – a concept designed to promote sport and urban development

Planning, Designing, Building

Green is good for you

Our well-being is enhanced by natural surroundings. There are many studies that have shown that green spaces are associated with health-promoting effects. Yet planners and lawmakers all...