Books and Guides

Pathways for Play: Best Practices Guidelines

naturalearning@ncsu.edu The Pathways for Play: Best Practices Guidelines provide a conceptual framework in planning/designing pathways for children, families, and communities. https://naturalearning.org/blog/2017/06/04/ pathways-for-play-best-practice-guidelines-2/

National Guidelines on Nature Play & Learning Places

The National Guidelines on Nature Play & Learning Places provides a conceptual framework to create, manage and promote the development of nature-related activities of all ages within urban/suburban communities. https://natureplayandlearningplaces.org

Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces for Young People: Processes, Practices and Policies for Youth Inclusion

The Routledge Handbook of Designing Public Spaces for Young People provides a resource for those wish to influence policy and design decisions in public spaces.

Besides the physical book, the website made available the main takeaways from the book for free. Click on the “Support Material” tab and download the zip files.

https://www.routledge.com/The-RoutledgeHandbook-of-Designing-Public-Spaces-forYoung-People-Processes/Loebach-Little-CoxOwens/p/book/9781138584921#

NatureGrounds Guidebook: Putting Nature Into Play

The NatureGrounds Guidebook provides the best practices of creating/retrofitting playground environments for children of all ages. https://www.playandpark.com/naturegroundsguidebook

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