Public spaces within our cities are being redefined through a wide range of nature-based
solutions (NBS) including green spaces. In this chapter, we will focus on public green …

Introduction: The issue of street children is one of the global social problems rising in low-
and middle-income countries. These children are vulnerable, but because of a lack of …

My interest in the phenomenon of street children goes back to 1989 when I was a
postgraduate student at the University of Nairobi in Kenya. It was, however, not until July …

Objective: The phenomenon of street children in Egypt constitutes a public health concern.
This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of institutionalised street children in …

Against the background of seemingly uncontrollable social menace and environmental
nuisance of street children, this study examined the effects of open space characteristics on …

This article examines the lives of Peruvian street children as a lens to more critically think
about ideas of agency, vulnerability and care. Building on more than 14 months of fieldwork …

Government officials, city planners and elites frequently position young people, especially
street children and youth, as detrimental to revitalization, contributing to urban blight and …

In Cusco, Peru, children participating as informal vendors in the tourism industry are often
stigmatized as pobrecitos–poor children who are in positions of economic and psychological …

Background Child labour remains a global health concern and an issue that significantly
burdens developing countries, especially those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Considering its effect …

In this article, I develop a critical analysis of the relationship between urban “revitalization”
campaigns and the regulation of street children in Lima, Peru. Scholars writing mostly in the …