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Aerosolu piesārņojuma un trokšņa līmeņa novērtējums bērnu rotaļu laukumos Rīgas centrā
2019
Bakalaura darbā “Aerosolu piesārņojuma un trokšņa līmeņa novērtējums bērnu rotaļu laukumos Rīgas centrā” veikts piecu Rīgas centra bērnu laukumu cieto daļiņu gaisa piesārņojuma un trokšņa līmeņa izvērtējums 2019. gada pavasara periodā laika posmā no marta līdz maijam. Pētījuma ietvaros veikti mērījumi ar lāzera optisko daļiņu skaitītāju un trokšņa līmeņa mērierīci. Iegūtie rezultāti liecina, ka ar minētajiem aspektiem saistītā vides kvalitāte Rīgas bērnu laukumos ir apmierinoša, būtu jāstrādā ar trokšņa līmeņa samazināšanu. Atslēgas vārdi: bērnu laukumi, aerosolu gaisa piesārņojums, trokšņa līmenis.
Politics in play: the playground movement as a socio-political issue in early twentieth-century Finland
2023
This article studies the history of playgrounds in Finland and focuses on the emergence and implementation of the objectives of the international playground movement in the early twentieth century. Specifically, it examines the relations between supervised playgrounds, women’s emancipation, child welfare policies, and political discussion on social class. In doing so, the article illustrates the transnational circulation and implementation of early twentieth century “child-saving” ideas, such as the playground reform. The analysis is done by cross and close reading a wealth of contemporary texts on playgrounds, such as magazines, newspapers, and archival materials. By tracing the interwoven…
A comparison of physical activity levels in childcare contexts among Finnish and Dutch three-year-olds
2016
The aim of the current study was to determine Finnish and Dutch three-year-old preschool children's physical activity (PA) levels and how levels vary across gender, location, time of day and social contexts in both countries. A modified version of the Observational System for Recording Physical Activity in Children-Preschool (OSRAC-P) was used to measure children's PA levels and contextual variables (e.g. group composition, prompts) of children attending childcare centres in Finland and the Netherlands. In total, 90 Finnish children (46 boys and 44 girls) and 97 Dutch children (46 boys and 51 girls) were observed. Three-level linear regression analyses with cross level interactions were use…
The Heart of the City: Temporary Experience in Architecture
2022
The rapid and profound transformation to which the city is subjected leads to the urgency of restarting a debate on the relationship between habitat and public space in order to provide the community with answers to guide the choices of future urban transformations and redevelopments. This debate - widely investigated during the second half of the 20th century, with an approach aimed at the potential of public space in terms of connection, interaction and exchange with the community - has given rise to new projects open to the unexpected and capable of triggering creative processes, formal or informal, in urban contexts that are often disused. In the last decades, issues related to social i…
HybridPLAY: A New Technology to Foster Outdoors Physical Activity, Verbal Communication and Teamwork
2015
This paper presents HybridPLAY, a novel technology composed of a sensor and mobile-based video games that transforms urban playgrounds into game scenarios. With this technology we aim to stimulate physical activity and playful learning by creating an entertaining environment in which users can actively participate and collaborate. HybridPLAY is different from other existing technologies that enhance playgrounds, as it is not integrated in them but can be attached to the different elements of the playgrounds, making its use more ubiquitous (i.e., not restricted to the playgrounds). HybridPLAY was born in 2007 as an artistic concept, and evolved after different phases of research and testing …