The past decade has seen a surge of interest in the walkable neighborhood, motivated by
environmental, health, economic, and communitarian goals. We take stock of this literature …

With more than one-third of children worldwide living in urban areas, the call for child-
friendly cities (CFC) has increased in urgency; however, many cities are still largely …

Mental and sketch maps have a long tradition in modern geography. Little theoretical and
methodological distinction has been made, however, between different hand mapping …

Play benefits childhood development and well-being, and is a key factor in sustainable city
design. Though previous studies have examined the effects of various urban features on …

Urban forests provide multiple ecosystem services for a range of user groups. However,
teenagers are commonly underrepresented in studies about forest recreation and cultural …

Definitions of environmental child friendliness offer broad criteria that are not easy to study
or assess. We suggest that due to this broadness, these definitions have produced …

Place is an inescapable aspect of daily life and is intimately linked to our life experiences.
An expanding body of research has investigated how place shapes the “geography of …

The socio-physical qualities of built environments are, in several ways, of imperative
importance for children growing up. The Child-Friendly Cities initiative by UNICEF, an …

This study examines the neighborhood activity spaces (NAS) of 9-to 13-year-old children (n=
143) from seven schools in London, Canada. Data from Global Positioning System (GPS) …

This study contributes to the literature on walkability measurement by proposing a hybrid
auditing method that combines the efficiency of a GIS-based approach with the pedestrian …