1st Edition

Ergonomics for Children Designing products and places for toddler to teens

Edited By Rani Lueder, Valerie J. Berg Rice Copyright 2007
    984 Pages 843 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    984 Pages 843 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Providing guidance on a broad range of issues for young children and adolescents, Ergonomics for Children: Designing Products and Places for Toddlers to Teens give you a deep understanding of how children develop and how these developmental changes can influence the design of products and places for children. Copiously illustrated with photos and other images, the book helps you quickly find answers to your questions, grasp concepts, and apply them.

    Its subsections are organized to help you locate and understand the content you need. Edited by experts with contributions from an international panel, the book is both broad in coverage and international in perspective. The contributors review the ways in which children develop physically, perceptually, cognitively, and socially and then use this information to provide practical guidelines for the design of places and products for children.

    Foreword by Nigel Corlett

    INTRODUCTION
    Introduction to this Book, R. Lueder and V. Rice with C.L. Bennett

    CHILD ABILITIES AND HEALTH
    Developmental Stages of Children, T. Brown and M. Beran
    Child Anthropometry, B. Norris and S.A. Smith
    Visual Ergonomics for Children, K.I. Fostervold and D.R. Ankrum
    Hearing Ergonomics for Children: Sound Advice, N.L. Vause
    Physical Development in Children and Adolescents and Age-Related Risks, R. Lueder and V. Rice
    Physical Education and Exercises for Children, B.H. Boucher

    INJURIES, HEALTH DISORDERS, AND DISABILITIES
    Children and Injuries, V. Rice
    Assistive Technologies for Children, R. Springer
    Meeting the Needs of Disabled Children in Developing Countries, D. Werner

    CHILDREN AND PRODUCT DESIGN
    Designing Products for Children, V. Rice and R. Lueder
    Supplement 11b: Children's Safety and Handguns, K. Jacobs, R. Lockhart, H.-Y. (Ariel) Chang
    Children's Play with Toys, B.A. Torres
    Book Bags for Children, K. Jacobs, R.Lockhart, H.-Y. (Ariel) Chiang, and M. O'Hara
    Warnings: Hazard Control Methods for Caregivers and Children, M.J. Kalsher and M.S. Wogalter

    CHILDREN AT HOME
    Stairways for Children, J. Pauls
    Child Use of Technology at Home, C.L. Bennett
    Children in Vehicles, R. Lueder
    Preventing Musculoskeletal Disorders for Youth Working on Farms, T.R. Waters

    CHILDREN AND SCHOOL
    Preschool and Day Care Design, L.E. Maxwell
    Children and Handwriting Ergonomics, C. Burt and M. Benbow
    School Furniture for Children, A. Hedge and R. Lueder
    Child-Friendly User Interfaces in the Digital World, L. Hanna
    Information and Communication Technology in Schools, C. Pollock and L. Strakker
    Rethinking School Design: New Directions in Child Learning, D. Gulland and J. Phillips

    CHILDREN AND PUBLIC PLACES
    Designing Cities and Neighborhoods for Children, R. Lueder
    Children and Wayfinding, G.L. Allen, R. Lueder, and V. Rice
    Designing Museum Experiences for Children, J. Kennedy and M. Prager
    Playground Safety and Ergonomics, A.G. Vredenburgh and I.B. Zackowitz
    Author Biographies
    Index/2007 1:58:04 PM

    Biography

    Lueder, Rani; Rice, Valerie J. Berg

    "...a timely compilation ... an impressive group of qualified professionals have contributed to this treatise ... an extremely valuable resource for anyone concerned with design of safe systems for humans in general, but explicitly so for children."
    -Richard J. Hornick, Ph.D., CPE
    Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

    "… describes how valid ergonomics principles can be applied to our most precious commodity - children. … Designers of classrooms, playgrounds, museums, and products for children must read this book. Children will benefit even further if teachers and parents also read this book."
    -Stover Snook, PhD, CPE

    "This groundbreaking book surveys the state of ergonomics in the design of things for toddlers to teenagers … belongs on the bookshelf of every designer, ergonomist, and engineer who develops products and environments used by people."
    -Steven Casey, President of Ergonomic Systems Design, Inc and author of Set Phasers on Stun and The Atomic Chef and Other True Tales of Design, Technology, and Human Error

    "… addresses every conceivable aspect of designing products and places for children … the contents are illustrated with some of the most charming photographs of children that you will ever see."
    -Douglas H. Harris, Chairman and Principal Scientist, Anacapa Sciences, Inc., Santa Barbara, California, USA
    Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

    "I am so excited to see this book in press. … provides a detailed and comprehensive analysis of the range of factors that should be considered when designing for children."
    -Wendy A. Rogers, Georgia Institute of Technology, Past President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

    "… luminary leaders of the human factors and ergonomics community have assembled a panoply of the world's outstanding researchers … Using the central theme of human factors and ergonomics makes this offering unique … a true tour-de-force … a must read … a vital resource … What Dr. Spock did for child-rearing in the baby boom years, Dr. Rice and Ms. Lueder have now done for the generation born into a high-tech world."
    -Peter A. Hancock, Past-President of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society