Children and Their Urban Environment: Changing Worlds

ISBN-13: 9781844078530 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 288 str.

Claire Freeman

Opis

In our fast-changing urban world, the impacts of social and environmental change on children are often overlooked. This title examines these impacts in detail, looking at the key activities, spaces and experiences children have and how these can be managed to ensure that children benefit from change.

Spis treści

Part 1: Changing Environments, Changing Lives  1. Children's life worlds: Adapting to Physical and Social Change  2. Same World – Different World  Part 2: Activity Spaces  3. Home  4. School  5. Neighbourhood  6. City Centre  7. Service Space  8. Cultural Space  9. Natural Space  Part 3: Making a Difference: Creating Positive Environments for Children  10. Accessing Space: Mobility  11. Design  12. Professionals and Children: Working Together  13. Conclusion: Children's Play and Resilient Cities