Playground@Landscape

YOUR FORUM FOR PLAY, SPORTS UND LEISURE AREAS

Articles in issue 2019 - 5

Coverstory

Streetmekkas set new standards for active leisure pursuits

Children and young people, particularly those who do not find their way to traditional sports facilities or clubs, are mad about street culture. Three Danish streetmekkas are showing....

Science

Physical activity at any time and anywhere – with and without fitness devices

The unsuccessful struggle against the "lack of physical activity" – “We should exercise more“. “We have to do more sports.“ – Insufficient physical activity is a problem which has affected our society...

Schoolyard Design

Going with the flow

Upgrading of the outdoor areas of the Phoenix-Gymnasium school in Dortmund

Playground Report

“I like it here!”

Twenty-four crèche children, 50 kindergarten children and 25 after-school care children are looked after in the ‘Haus für Kinder’ centre in the Bogenhausen district of Munich. The crèche, kindergarten and after-school care...

Municipalities and Associations

"A COMMUNITY IN MOTION"

A pilot project for the structural promotion of physical activity in the Canton of St. Gallen

Playground Safety

How much legislation do playgrounds need?

A discussion.

Playground Safety

Playground safety The never-ending story - told constantly anew?

There is no safer place than a children's playground! A bold assertion or reality?

Playground Report

A cleverly devised themed playground in a confined space at Hannover Airport

As globalisation progresses and populations grow, conurbations expand and green spaces increasingly fall victim to development and constructions. New blocks of flats, industrial estates and building complexes come to ...

Parks & Leisure Facilities

The real highlight of Cologne Zoo

In 2013, Cologne Zoo invested in a new playground.

Fitness & Urban Sports

Modernised fitness area in the midst of the Bad Rappenau saline gardens

Since the horticultural show in Bad Rappenau in 2008, the three large park areas, the so-called saline, spa and castle gardens - have become attractive excursion destinations for both young and...

Playground Report

Making children strong

Nothing less than making the world a bit better.
An approach by Ralf Maier and Bernhard Hanel.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Sustainability on the football pitch ‒ how old synthetic turf is becoming part of the new playing surface in Rotterdam

At the new Sportcampus Rotterdam the young footballers are playing on synthetic turf pitches with granules produced from recycled synthetic turf.

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Parkour facilities – attractive spaces for traceurs

Although developed over 30 years ago, it is only in recent years that the "sport" of parkour has become a popular leisure pursuit with a large community of fans. This type of movement, which involves participants attempting ...

Sports & Leisure Facilities

Disposal of artificial turf systems – recycling rather than incineration

Artificial turf pitches have elevated amateur football in Germany and Europe to a new level in recent years. Long gone in many places are the times of...