Playfinding: child-friendly wayfinding as a tool for children’s independent mobility in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba
| dc.contributor.author | Segal, Ryan | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Trottier, Jean (City Planning) Gordon, Michael (City of Vancouver) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Bridgman, Rae (City Planning) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-11T20:50:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-09-11T20:50:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | City Planning | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | As children’s independent mobility in urban environments continues to decrease, children become further removed from all realms of city life. There is a need for children to practice and demonstrate their autonomy in public, and a properly planned and designed environment can support such skill building in urban settings. This practicum envisions wayfinding as a pivotal intervention in the urban environment to enable children’s independent mobility and environmental familiarity. The research focuses on the planning of a wayfinding strategy for Canadian school-age children (ages 8-10) as a way to encourage independent mobility in an urban context. This research is based on a review of children’s wayfinding psychology and planning strategies, inspiring design precedents, a detailed site audit and hands-on mental mapping exercises with children. The result is a set of research, consultation, planning, policy, and design recommendations to develop a child-friendly wayfinding strategy in the Exchange District neighbourhood of Downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30759 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wayfinding | en_US |
| dc.subject | Children | en_US |
| dc.subject | Independent mobility | en_US |
| dc.subject | Signage | en_US |
| dc.subject | Mental maps | en_US |
| dc.subject | Urban planning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Urban design | en_US |
| dc.subject | City planning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Winnipeg | en_US |
| dc.subject | Downtown | en_US |
| dc.subject | Exchange District | en_US |
| dc.title | Playfinding: child-friendly wayfinding as a tool for children’s independent mobility in the Exchange District of Winnipeg, Manitoba | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |