Research Publications

Research Publications

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Selected Research Publications

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The Necessity of Urban Green Space for Children’s Optimal Development

Wheel illustrating benefits of green schoolyards, focusing on outdoor play, nature-based environments, and educational playground design.

A National Research Agenda Supporting Green Schoolyard Development and Equitable Access to Nature

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Colorado Regulatory Guide- Playing by the Rules

Research brief on naturalized early childhood outdoor learning environments, highlighting benefits of nature-based play and educational playground design.

Research Brief: Impact of Naturalized Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Environments

Children collaborate on a large, interactive map, engaging in outdoor learning and community mapping.

Growing Up in Cities

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Pathways for Play: Best Practice Guidelines

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Nature Grounds: Best Practice Guidelines

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Preschool Outdoor Environment Measurement Scale POEMS

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What makes a park inclusive and universally designed? A multi-method approach

Open Space: People Space - Children play in a lush, tree-lined park.

Developing evidence-based design: Environmental interventions for healthy development of young children in the outdoors

Children play and learn in a community space with tango murals, grassy patches, and elevated tracks, fostering social and cultural exploration.

Our Neighbourhood is Like That! Cultural Richness and Childhood Identity in Boca-Baraccas, Buenos Aires

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Streets as Playgrounds

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Playgrounds at the Crossroads: Policy and Action Research Needed to Ensure a Viable Future for Public Playgrounds

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Exploring Childhood Territories

Cover of 'Children and the Environment' showing profiles of adults and children, emphasizing human behavior and environment research.

Childhood Outdoors: Toward a Social Ecology of the Landscape

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Growing Up Green: Naturalization as a Health Promotion Strategy

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Child-Friendly, Active, Healthy Neighborhoods: Physical Characteristics and Children’s Time Outdoors

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Using Behavior Mapping to Investigate Healthy Outdoor Environments for Children and Families: Conceptual Framework, Procedures and Applications

Increasing Physical Activity in Childcare Outdoor Learning Environments: The Effect of Setting Adjacency Relative to Other Built Environment and Social Factors

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Childcare Outdoor Renovation as a Health Promotion Strategy