The principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) highlight
the responsibility of the parties to the Convention to uphold the child's right to live in a safe …

Daily life in the larger urban centres of Australia and New Zealand is becoming increasingly
stressed though influences ranging from traffic congestion, pollution, and loss of green …

The notion of entrapment, an issue rarely discussed in urban literature, may provide a key to
the creation of child friendly cities. Many parents are caught in 'social traps' that affect …

This paper outlines the importance of pathway design in creating 'child-friendly'cities. There
is concern that central parts of major cities have excluded households with children through …

The Childhood, Urban Space and Citizenship project team has been examining children's
lives in contrasting neighbourhoods within London and a lower-density new town, Hatfield. 1 …

ALTHOUGH MANY PAPERS in Environment&Urbanization have focused on children, the
last issue that dealt exclusively with children's concerns came out in 1990. This focused …

Children learn through interaction with their surroundings, meaning that their experiences of
place directly contribute to their personal development. Despite this, the needs of the youth …

Child-friendly cities are places that support opportunities for children's play and community
connection in safe urban environments. A dominant practice in urban planning and design …

This article summarizes the findings of a four-site study of children's needs and priorities,
part of the process to transform Greater Johannesburg into a child friendly city. Applying the …

Since the origins of Rome, Beijing, and Edo (Tokyo) 2,000 years ago, children have grown
up in high-density, mixed-use central cities. However, during the nineteenth century period …