Child-friendly third places

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Woolcock, Geoffrey. 2019. "Child-friendly third places." Dolley, Joanne and Bosman, Caryl (ed.) Rethinking Third Places: Informal Public Spaces and Community Building. United Kingdom. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 56-72
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Child-friendly third places

Book Chapter CategoryEdited book (chapter)
ERA Publisher ID1811
Book TitleRethinking Third Places: Informal Public Spaces and Community Building
Authors
AuthorWoolcock, Geoffrey
EditorsDolley, Joanne and Bosman, Caryl
Page Range56-72
Chapter Number4
Number of Pages17
Year2019
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing
Place of PublicationUnited Kingdom
ISBN9781786433909
9781786433916
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786433916.00012
Web Address (URL)https://www.elgaronline.com/view/edcoll/9781786433909/9781786433909.00012.xml
Abstract

This chapter focuses on the notion of child-friendly third places where a variety of standout features attract children to play and inhabit. The critical scholarship on understanding child-friendly cities has increased in proportion with the growing interest in the effects of the built and natural environments on children’s well-being. The growing importance of these third places to facilitate children’s play is gradually becoming more acknowledged amongst this scholarship given increasingly constrained urban public places and amenities. Particular attention is given to the child-friendly urban precinct of South Bank Parklands in Brisbane, Australia where a diversity of third places continue to attract significant patronage.

Keywordschild-friendly, urban planning, public spaces
Contains Sensitive ContentDoes not contain sensitive content
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020330401. Community planning
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified
441016. Urban sociology and community studies
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Byline AffiliationsInstitute for Resilient Regions
Journal TitleRethinking third places. Informal public spaces and community building
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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