Early childhood education and care has received significant attention during the 2019 election campaign, due mainly to major Australian Labor...Why early childhood education is everyone’s business
Thirty-six people died in traffic crashes in Washington, D.C., last year, a 20% increase from 2017. Eight people, six of whom...Is your city serious about road safety? Look for these 3 things
Arup and The Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) have partnered and developed a virtual reality experience that allows users to...Experience the city from a child’s perspective
Meet the chairwomen of the CitC Antwerp Seminar
For each day of the Child in the City International Seminar in Antwerp, there will be a different chairwoman present to oversee the proceedings of the day. Meet the chairwomen for the seminar ‘Children in...Read more
The cost of climate (in)action
In this Australian election, will the major parties’ climate policies get Australia on track to meet its Paris commitments and how does Australia compare to what other countries are doing? As the Australian federal election approaches,...Read more
An alternative to the traditional playground in Chicago
Jessica Fong experienced her lightbulb moment one day when she was taking her Spry Elementary School preschool students to play at a nature park near the Little Village school. The park, which is called Jardincito,...Read more
Tracking the livability of Antwerp’s neighbourhoods through urban scans
We intrinsically know that cities are made up of bricks and mortar… from buildings, bridges and highways to other hard assets. But increasingly, urbanists are using the analogy of a ‘living organism’ to describe cities,...Read more
A green car-free oasis in the centre of Antwerp
‘Het Groen Kwartier’ or The Green Quarter offers 8 hectares of car-free living in the centre of Antwerp. It is a neighbourhood that has all the assets of the city while located in a green...Read more
Smart cities aim to make urban life more efficient – but they need to slow down
All over the world, governments, institutions and businesses are combining technologies for gathering data, enhancing communications and sharing information, with urban infrastructure, to create smart cities. One of the main goals of these efforts is...Read more
The city of Antwerp is ‘taking sustainability seriously’
Jinnih Beels is Antwerp’s Alderwoman for Education, Youth and Integration. In this interview, she outlines the city of Antwerp’s plans and policies regarding sustainability and child friendly practices. Beels also argues, the city of Antwerp...Read more
One woman saves kids’ lives by redesigning the roads they walk
Some schools in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, see more than a dozen of their students injured or killed in road crashes every year. Haphazard development in the nation’s capital paired with a growing number of...Read more
Shaping sustainable cities for children
The countdown to the Child in the City International Seminar in Antwerp continues. With that in mind, we present the second part of our interview with keynote speaker, Jens Aerts. In this article, Aerts discusses...Read more
Making schools and daycares green with the city of Antwerp
Children in the city don’t always live within walking distance from parks or green playspaces. To give every child the opportunity to enjoy a green playspace, the city of Antwerp encourages schools and daycares to transform...Read more
Climate research needs to change to help communities plan for the future
Climate change is a chronic challenge – it is here now, and will be with us throughout this century and beyond. As the U.S. government’s National Climate Assessment report made clear, it’s already affecting people...Read more