1.0Spacing Ottawahttps://spacing.ca/ottawaHilary Besthttps://spacing.ca/ottawa/author/hilarybest/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZOeHFoTeW7"><a href="https://spacing.ca/ottawa/2012/10/12/urban-planet-natural-playgrounds/">Urban Planet: Natural Playgrounds</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/ottawa/2012/10/12/urban-planet-natural-playgrounds/embed/#?secret=ZOeHFoTeW7" width="600" height="338" title="“Urban Planet: Natural Playgrounds” — Spacing Ottawa" data-secret="ZOeHFoTeW7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues. Playgrounds with natural elements have become increasingly popular in the last decade. And according to the University of Tennessee’sContinue readinghttps://spacing.ca/toronto/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/playground1.jpg