ABSTRACT

There is a lack of understanding about displaced children’s experiences of places and play in the field of children’s geographies and built environment. This paper contributes to emerging knowledge in the fields of displacement, place and play by summarising and identifying gaps in the existing evidence regarding displaced children’s experiences of place in temporary and/or informal settlements, or in new environments. The scoping review deployed a combination of search terms related to displacement (displaced, informal settlement, temporary settlement, refugee) and themes related to place and play (child friendly places/spaces, experience of place, place attachment). A total of 1001 studies were identified from ScienceDirect and Proquest, with 33 studies included in the review. From the limited number of relevant studies, it was found that place attachment provides a sense of stability amidst change, contributes to wellbeing and identity, and supports the cognitive, physical and social development of displaced children. Overall, play and opportunities for play can help children to adapt to a new place following displacement. The review concludes that more research is needed to explore displaced children’s experience of place in both their original and new environment, as well as comparing the experiences of place for ‘placed’ and ‘displaced’ children.

摘要

在儿童地理和建筑环境领域，人们对流离失所儿童的场所体验和玩耍缺乏了解。本文通过总结和确定有关流离失所儿童在临时和/或非正式住区或新环境中的经历的现有证据中的差距，为流离失所、场所和游戏领域的新兴知识做出了贡献。范围界定审查部署了与流离失所相关的搜索词（流离失所、非正规定居点、临时定居点、难民）和与场所和游戏相关的主题（儿童友好场所/空间、场所体验、场所依恋）的组合。ScienceDirect 和 Proquest 共鉴定出 1001 项研究，其中 33 项研究纳入综述。从有限的相关研究来看，研究发现，地方依恋在变化中提供了一种稳定感，有助于福祉和认同，并支持流离失所儿童的认知、身体和社会发展。总的来说，玩耍和玩耍的机会可以帮助孩子在流离失所后适应新的地方。审查的结论是，需要更多的研究来探索流离失所儿童在原来和新环境中的场所体验，并比较“安置”和“流离失所”儿童的场所体验。