Environmental psychology concerning child-environment relationships has too often forgotten the environment itself. Place based child-environment research is needed to anchor children s experiences and behaviour to actual physical settings. This book introduces a new assessment model for a child-friendly environment, based on two central criteria: children's possibilities for independent mobility and their opportunities to actualize environmental affordances. Four hypothetical types of environment are distinguished: Bullerby, Wasteland, Cell, and Glasshouse. The Bullerby represents a...