To assist communities in creating spaces that foster intergenerational activity, PlayCore is pleased to offer “Transformational Impact: Designing Public Spaces to Promote Intergenerational Play & Recreation.” While most will recognize the importance of intergenerational settings, where the physical environment is designed to accommodate the physical and psychological needs of people across the age and ability spectrum, there needs to be an equal consideration to the ways these environments afford opportunities for meaningful engagement between members of different generations.
The book shares evidence-based research on the importance of intergenerational park and recreation settings, provides a rich overview on designing settings that can promote intergenerational activities, gives an overview of marketing, programming, and evaluation tactics, and shares a variety of different case studies where communities have created successful intergenerational environments.
Our hope is that the book helps communities implement well-planned outdoor environments, remove barriers to participation, and consider the preferences, habits, and comfort of a broad collective across the age spectrum to set the stage for meaningful interface between all people.
