Play on the street: children’s strategy to fulfill play needs

Abstract

The UN predictions noted, it is estimated that half of the children who live in cities, are increasingly losing their playgrounds. Similarly, the city in Indonesia. This is reflected in the many children who play in places that were not proper playground. Most children play in places that are not supposed to eg: roads, sidewalk, railway. Children choice to play in places that are not supposed, is the last option for children, this is the impact of the policy which often ignores the availability of playgrounds that are friendly for children. This research carried out in Tangerang, as one protester city of Jakarta by using qualitative research methods. The reason of children playing on the street : Internal factors, physical condition of open space; External factors, reluctance of children to play in open space because of the competition between the users of children by adults; phisical accesibility, easily accessible, since the users are children, the safety factor in reaching the playground is an important factor; visual accesibility can be reached easily by their parents or can be monitored by parents.