Playgrounds are so effective for the childrens social, sensual, cognitive and physical development. These grounds, if they wouldnt designed in significant criterias, they can cause hurtings and injuries that affects childs development negatively. The book presents tips leading to landscape architects and other designer disciplines for evaluating the appropriateness of children's playgrounds in terms of standards. The book consists of four chapters. The evaluations were made according to TSE and USCPSC standards via Çankiri City Baris Manco Children's Playground. Besides, it was examined that other outfit equipments, plants on the area and playgrounds maintenance status in terms of safety. In accordance with the results that are obtained, suggestions have been made in terms of landscape architecture.

Pekin Timur is an Assoc.Prof.Dr at Department of Landscape Architecture, Çankiri Karatekin University. She studied Landscape Architecture at Ankara University and obtained Ph.D. degrees from the Landscape Architecture Department of Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences. She published many papers in journals, book's chapters and proceedings.