Urban Research and Child-Friendly Cities: a New Australian Outline
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Article Title | Urban Research and Child-Friendly Cities: a New Australian Outline |
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ERA Journal ID | 5927 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Woolcock Geoffrey, Gleeson, Brendan and Randolph, Bill |
Journal Title | Children's Geographies |
Journal Citation | 8 (2), pp. 177-192 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2010 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1473-3277 |
1473-3285 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14733281003691426 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14733281003691426 |
Abstract | Recent public debates about Australia's children and young people have begun to acknowledge the direct impact of urban development on their health and well-being. This paper reviews a broad range of transdisciplinary literature addressing child-friendliness in contemporary Australian cities, drawing particular attention to the fact that even some of the most recognised texts on children and young people in Australia still make few references in their analysis to the issue of place and neighbourhood. More specifically, the paper points to two particular research challenges confronting the ongoing study of young people's wellbeing in urban areas, including (a) the need for a more thorough analysis, both conceptual and applied, about how children and young people's well-being is affected by different urban forms and by the social and ecological variations that occur throughout cities; and (b) the focus on younger children needs to be complemented by a focus on adolescents and young adults who in turn need to be actively involved in confronting these challenges. © 2010 Taylor & Francis. |
Keywords | Child-friendly cities; Urban development; Urban policy; Well-being; Young people |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 330401. Community planning |
420601. Community child health | |
440610. Social geography | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
University of New South Wales |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z7y98/urban-research-and-child-friendly-cities-a-new-australian-outline
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