Infant, Toddler, Caregiver-Friendly Neighbourhood: Design Guidelines
HOW TO APPROACH THE DESIGN OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES Similar to streets, the components toolkit can be very useful when designing parks and open spaces. However, it is important to carefully consider the effect that a combination of the several tools will have. To illustrate the use of the components, examples of how they can be applied are given here. In the examples, the inter-relationship between the components become clearer and the relevance in the current urban scenario more meaningful.
Children play with musical installations by artist Jim Brenner, Mt Greenwood Park, Chicago © Chicago Public Art Group
The ITC destinations are a network of daily mobility chains which connect a parent or a caregiver to its surroundings. Apart from babies homes, destinations may also be open spaces, health facilities, education areas and community utilities. These spaces too need to create an ITC friendly atmosphere for a far-reaching impact in the neighbourhood. In applying the components to the ITC destinations, the following has been assumed:
Picnic in Public Park in Dwarka, New Delhi © Radhika Mathur
• The distance covered by an ITC in within a certain timeframe is less than an adult would cover in the same time. • Spaces need to be defined for different age groups. This ensures that the specific requirements of the younger / early childhood group are met.34 • Parent and caregiver interaction space needs to be created to support communication and encourage contact between them.
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Children Love Greenery © Radhika Mathur
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