Playing in Vienna – A Photo Research Project

Project Duration: 03.06.2019 to 23.12.2019

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In order to tailor measures for children’s play in urban settings as precisely as possible, we are taking a closer look at children’s play and physical activity patterns. 

Research Center

Research Center Social Work

Department

Social Sciences

The research project focuses on the current activity spaces and forms of play of 4 to 10-year-olds on streets and squares in Vienna.

The project aims to research and document where and how children of this age currently play in public spaces in Vienna and what else they do in public spaces. The focus is on those spaces that are not specifically designated as playgrounds - i.e. Vienna's streets, squares and niches. The children's activities are recorded with photos. The research cooperation with PlanSinn Planung & Kommunikation GmbH and Sonja Gruber takes place in close collaboration with the "Fair Play Teams", an organisation of the City of Vienna that deals with the needs of people in public spaces.

 

Research Goals

  • Knowledge about places and forms of children's play on streets and squares in Vienna
  • Development of recommendations for the promotion of children's play in public spaces
 

Funding Partners

Stadt Wien MA13 | Bildung und Jugend

Cooperation Partners

Project Lead