… city for children, we will have a successful city for all people.” Peñalosa’s words are frequently
cited at gatherings of the child-friendly city (… from the planning and design specialists, Arup. …

… into real interventions for city dwellers. This includes being: lead author of Arup’s Cities
Alive: Designing for urban childhoods; an Urban95 advisor; and an urban planner for child-…

… cities. In Norway, national policy and planning regulation aim at stimulating a development
that ensures active urban childhoods. In … to the plans and urban design being developed. This …

… urban planning is undeniably a big part of the story. First and foremost, traffic growth has
transformed the domains of urban childhoods… logic of declining childhood freedoms and indoor, …

… of city living for millions of people, and it was an utter rejection of the philosophies that have
guided city … , and I remembered my own childhood of country roads, afterschool wanderings, …

… urban ecological networks and connected systems of urban … urban design and planning,
and tells many compelling stories of individuals and groups working hard to transform cities …

… In the effort to create livable and sustainable cities, it is crucial that we shift our focus to
designing urban spaces with children in mind. Children are not just passive recipients of their …

… Cities throughout human history have been difficult and risky places for children, with
urban childhoods in the twentyfirst century continuing to be played out in crowded, polluted …

… in cities can and do connect with nature. This book challenges the notion of a universal child
and childhood … 90 5.1 Changes in city living environments for children post industrialisation …

… We outline how this globalised turn has constituted a significant array of new urban spaces
and – we argue, consequently – new experiences of urban childhood and youth. The scale, …