Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (COVID-19). The region has often carried a disproportionately...Read more
|Comment|author: Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdlaw-Kwasie
Children are often under-prioritized or even disregarded in urban planning and design. It’s estimated that up to 500 children die daily in road crashes around the world; thousands more incur injuries and psychological trauma from collisions...Read more
Every morning, Norma Nebot used to rush her children into the car for the stressful school run on roads clogged with traffic and pollution. Although it was only a short journey, the cars speeding along...Read more
Our collective retreat to the safety of our homes during the COVID-19 lockdown has provoked an awakening to the value of local areas for work, play and connecting.Read more
The journey to school – on foot or bicycle – for children in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, is no longer as hazardous as it once was thanks to a new development project aimed at creating...Read more
A major new design initiative aims to establish a global baseline for planning urban streets with the needs of children as number one priority.Read more
Children are too rarely asked their perspectives on public spaces. Traditionally, adults make choices for children, particularly about how they live and play.Read more
“Ahaan just took off and sprinted down this alleyway in this big market, towards the street where there was a ton of traffic,” says filmmaker, Jacob Krupnick, as he recalls the hairy moment in Pune,...Read more
Children living in air pollution-plagued cities with high population density, ‘unwalkable’ infrastructure and who have parents who smoke are more likely to become obese, say US researchers.Read more
Australia and the UK have brought together the very best minds in urban planning to offer a vision of healthier and sustainable cities for the future.Read more
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the education of at least 1.5 billion school students. That’s more than 90 per cent of the world’s children. Although many schools in the west, along with private schools in...Read more
For many city leaders, more cars and more highways mean better transportation. And during the current pandemic, fear of the spread of COVID-19 is pushing some to turn to private vehicles.Read more
Architects are unlocking the creativity of children to help redesign and give colour to visions of cities beyond the coronavirus measures.
Whether it’s amazing skyscrapers or sprawling green spaces, children are creating their own cities while...Read more
An architect specialising in the design of child-friendly cities is keen to share some of the best examples of urban living the world has to offer.Read more