The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities
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Villanueva, Karen, Woolcock, Geoffrey, Goldfeld, Sharon, Tanton, Robert, Brinkman, Sally, Katz, Ilan and Giles-Corti, Billie. 2023. "The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities." Children's Geographies. 21 (2), pp. 330-346. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2059651
| Article Title | The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities |
|---|---|
| ERA Journal ID | 5927 |
| Article Category | Article |
| Authors | Villanueva, Karen, Woolcock, Geoffrey, Goldfeld, Sharon, Tanton, Robert, Brinkman, Sally, Katz, Ilan and Giles-Corti, Billie |
| Journal Title | Children's Geographies |
| Journal Citation | 21 (2), pp. 330-346 |
| Number of Pages | 17 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
| ISSN | 1473-3277 |
| 1473-3285 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2059651 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14733285.2022.2059651 |
| Abstract | This paper explores neighborhood-built environment features related to ‘better than expected’ and ‘as expected’ early childhood development outcomes (ECD) in 14 Australian disadvantaged communities. This paper draws from mixed methods data collected in the Kids in Communities Study–an Australian investigation of community effects on ECD–in communities across five states and territories. In total, 93 interviews and 30 focus groups were conducted with service providers and parents, and geographic information systems were used to create built environment measures for each local community. Housing factors (e.g. better affordability, tenure, less high-density public housing) were consistently related to disadvantaged local communities with ‘better than expected’ ECD outcomes. Physical access to services and public transport, living in a walkable area, having high-quality public open space, and a mix of local destinations was perceived to be consistently important by community members in disadvantaged communities regardless of ECD outcomes. Findings may help policymakers to consider neighborhood features that contribute to better ECD outcomes. © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
| Keywords | built environment; Neighborhood; community; early childhood development; mixed methods |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 3302. Building |
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| Byline Affiliations | Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) |
| Royal Children’s Hospital, Victoria | |
| Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Victoria | |
| Institute for Resilient Regions | |
| University of Melbourne | |
| University of Canberra | |
| University of Western Australia | |
| University of New South Wales |
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