Useful Links

Here you will find a few useful references that can help you to better understand the commercial market for outdoor games.  If you have other pertinent references to propose, we will be happy to add them to this list.

Games and Kids

Playgrounds as Health Intervention
Deborah A. Cohen, Senior Natural Scientist, Rand Corporation
www.kompan.com/graphics/System/images/us/KompanInstitute/DeborahCohen.pdf

The Brain and the Playground
Carl Gabbard, Director of Motor Development Studies, Texas A & M University
www.kompan.com/graphics/System/images/us/KompanInstitute/Carl.pdf

Modern Design for Play
Michael Laris, Design Manager, KOMPAN A/S
www.kompan.com/graphics/System/images/us/KompanInstitute/MichaelLaris.pdf

Play from Around the World
Carsten Madsen, Director of Global Sales, KOMPAN A/S
www.kompan.com/graphics/System/images/us/KompanInstitute/Carston.pdf

Are We Loosing Ground?
Jim Greenman
www.kompan.com/graphics/System/images/us/KompanInstitute/LosingGreenman.pdf

Exercising Their Right to Play
Helle Burlingame
www.kompan.com/graphics/System/images/us/KompanInstitute/Article.pdf

Security

American Society of Testing Material (ASTM F1487)
www.astm.org

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC)
www.cpsc.gov

Canadian Standard Association (CAN/CSA-Z614)
www.csa.ca/Default.asp

Playground Standards in Canada
Safe Kids Canada
www.sickkids.ca/SKCForParents/section

Accessibilité
ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas
United States Access Board
www.access-board.gov/play/finalrule.htm

Safety and Accessibility: More than Child's Play
Standards Council of Canada
www.scc.ca/en/news_events/features

Pertinent Associations

NRPA: For the Advancement of Parks and Recreational Spaces
National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
www.nrpa.org

ASLA: Professional Association for Landscape Architects
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
www.asla.org

IPEMA: Association for Equipment and Surface Manufacturers
International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA)
www.ipema.com

L’association canadienne des parcs et loisirs (ACPL)
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA)
www.cpra.ca

Association québécoise du loisir municipal (AQLM)
www.loisirmunicipal.qc.ca

Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec (AAPQ)
www.aapq.org

Association québécoise des CPE
www.aqcpe.com

Association québécoise des arénas et des installations sportives et récréatives (AQAIRS)
www.aqairs.ca

Association des responsables des espaces verts du Québec (AREVQ)
www.arevq.ca/