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Research article2012Peer reviewed

Green school grounds: a collaborative development and research project in Malmö, Sweden

Jansson, Märit; Mårtensson, Fredrika

Abstract

School ground greening projects may result in a multitude of benefits for pupils, schools and entire communities. This field report describes a project called "Green school grounds" in Malmö, Sweden and an interdisciplinary research project investigating vegetation establishment and management as well as the effects for children. The project consulted researchers and involved teachers and children at the schools during the process of planning and construction. In the first results from a pretest evaluation of school ground activity, part of an intervention study at two schools is presented.

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Children, Youth and Environments
2012, Volume: 22, number: 1, pages: 260-269