Humanization of the urban environment for children (on example of the residential yards in city of Vladivostok)

Abstract

This study is due to the need to develop principles for the humanization of the living environment in the housing of the city of Vladivostok, contributing to the socialization of children in a contemporary city and to reduce the anthropogenic impact of the urban environment on them. The following research methods were used in the work: systematization of theoretical and practical sources - Russian and foreign scientific publications and real examples of children’s playgrounds; observation and behavioral mapping, photo-fixation, description of functional and aesthetic characteristics; analysis of requirements of normative and technical documentation and requirements for taking into account climate and terrain conditions, experimental design method. The results of the study were: criteria for evaluating the playgrounds for determining the degree of children socialization in the urban environment and the level of comfort of the residential yards; the principles for the humanization of outdoors spaces for children as a means of achieving a comfortable and educational environment for children in the conditions of the city of Vladivostok. The pilot project showed the effectiveness of the basic principles of the humanization of the urban environment for children proposed by the authors.