Eunpyeong-gu Gusan-dong Geobukgol Neighborhood Park 'Children's Forest Experience Center' Established

Promoted as a 2020 Safe Living Design Project... Collaborative Design and Construction... Creating a Safe Healing Forest with Crime Prevention Design Applied

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Eunpyeong-gu (Mayor Kim Mi-kyung) has completed the creation of a children's forest experience center on 638㎡ of idle land adjacent to 167 Gusan-dong Geobukgol Neighborhood Park.

The children's forest experience center, promoted as part of the 2020 Safe Living Design Project, was designed and constructed in collaboration with the Park and Greenery Division and the Urban Landscape Division to apply Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) and create a safe healing forest.

Through the forest experience center maintenance project, hazardous trees that hinder children's activities were removed, the ground surface was improved to ensure user safety, and native trees that bloom seasonally, such as Sansuyu, were planted to enhance the learning function of the forest experience center.

The surroundings of the forest experience center were designed through environmental design to reduce criminal psychology and enable natural surveillance. Solar-powered road markers and logo projectors were installed along the entrance road to strengthen accessibility.

The play facilities were installed in a nature-friendly form using ropes and wooden pillars, including stepping stones, rope play, log crossing, and train play, which are effective in improving children's physical balance and coordination skills.

Additionally, a sculpture was installed at the entrance of the forest experience center to secure place recognition and spatial separation for safety.

The Safe Living Design Project aims to apply crime prevention design to vulnerable security areas such as alleyways, park entrances, and walking trails, enhancing residents' safety and accessibility, and revitalizing the functionality and activity of adjacent idle land to provide residents with a safe resting space.

Eunpyeong-gu has completed the first phase of the Safe Living Design Project at Geobukgol Neighborhood Park and plans to proceed with park projects from next year by compensating for private land within the park and finalizing the second phase project sites.

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