Professional Practice Networks
Childrens Outdoor Environments Resources
Health Benefits of Nature
ASLA's Health Benefits of Nature guide includes information specifically on children. Topics covered include: ADD/ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Cognition, Depression, General Health, Nature Deficit Disorder, Obesity, Stress, Type II Diabetes, and Well-being.
2018 Children's Outdoor Environments PPN Meeting Recap
Parks, Play, and People: Equity and Community in Recreation
The ASLA Annual Meeting and EXPO’s joint meeting of the Children’s Outdoor Environments and Parks & Recreation Professional Practice Networks (PPNs) featured short presentations by Joy Kuebler, ASLA, Joy Kuebler Landscape Architect, PC; Andrew Spurlock, FASLA, Spurlock Landscape Architects; and Diane Jones Allen, ASLA, The University of Texas at Arlington and DesignJones, LLC.
2015 ASLA Annual Meeting Presentations
Children's Outdoor Environments PPN members shared the following presentations at the 2015 Annual Meeting in Chicago:
The Manzanita Gathering Place: Engaging Youth in Creative Place Making
Ilisa Goldman, ASLA
Community Design Collaborative: Strengthening Neighborhoods Through Design
Alexa Bosse, Associate ASLA
Risky Elements in Play Design
Shannon Mikus, Associate ASLA
PPN Newsletters
Before The Field was established in 2012 as the PPNs' blog, the Children's Outdoor Environments PPN published several online newsletters:
Summer 2012 | Summer 2011 | Winter 2010 | Summer 2009
Additional ASLA Resources
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