Children's Participation : The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care

ISBN-13: 9781853833229 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 220 str.

Roger Hart

Opis

Children are by far the most committed age group on environmental issues, and their enthusiasm can be effectively used in making environmental improvements while contributing to their education. This book explains how they can be given constructive and important roles in contributing to sustainability. It provides many detailed case studies from around the world, and is illustrated throughout.

Spis treści

Part I, Introduction and Conceptual Issues: Introduction * Children's Developing Capacity to Participate * Organizational Principles * New Models for Involving Children and New Institutional Alliances * Part II, Children's Participation in Practice: Action Research with Children * Environmental Planning, Design, and Construction by Children * Environmental Management * Environmental Monitoring * Public Awareness and Political Action by Children * From Local to Global Through Linking and Networks * Part III, Methods: Drawings and Collages * Mapping and Modelling * Interviewing and Surveys * Media and Communication * Conclusions: Communities for Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century * Bibliography * Index

O autorze

Roger Hart is Director of the Children's Environments Research Group at the City University of New York and editor of the journal Children's Environments.