Public open space placemaking suitable for adolescents

Children and adolescents have always been an important part of the future society country. Often, urban environment is subordinated adapted to families with children, playgrounds infrastructure. However, desire be out in society, public spaces participate social interaction not sufficiently supported. Public space a 'stage' for test themselves, their limits learn skills, as well explore norms community. The aim this article provide insight into principles designing environments that are suitable adolescents, recommendations design process such outdoor spaces. Analysing publicly available information on needs suitability activities, it emerges often adaptation children or adults contributes isolation from which turn results gatherings unsuitable areas, vandalism substance abuse. Introducing case studies adolescent we conclude order mitigate above risks, necessary understand developmental processes, emotional psychological characteristics raise awareness basic democratic upbringing develop guidelines involvement planning, would help municipalities involve specific target group ensuring adequate created adolescents.