How living in violent communities can affect children’s antisocial behaviour
The English riots of August 2011 were shocking and unsettling for many who saw them, either in person or on the news. But what might the longer-term effects be? How does seeing violence and destruction...Read more
Design as democracy: Barcelona’s ‘Carritos’ encourage a more inclusive urbanism
Community participation has become a checklist item for any major urban development project. But what does community participation actually mean? What would it look like if we flipped the responsibility of engagement from citizens to...Read more
A community effort to redesign a school playground
Daniela Gaspoz is a mother of four kids and an urban planner. In this article, for Child in the City, she reflects on her initiative and journey as a parent counselor to help transform her...Read more
“After today, let nobody say it’s not possible”.
In this multimedia report of a community festival in South London, Rob Hopkins celebrates how the joy of a child playing in a previously unloved public space became a catalyst to transform not just the...Read more
Community play on the estates of East London – Part 2
In this second extract from his evaluation report of the Community Play Programme in Tower Hamlets, Tim Gill finds that, despite the absence of national play policy, the local play association was able to address the current public...Read more
Five Applications of Photovoice as a Method for Children’s Participation
Growing Up Boulder – a child-friendly city initiative in Boulder, Colorado, USA – has generated 5 variations of the photovoice method for use with different age groups and abilities. Youth organisations and researchers from universities...Read more
The importance of community support for children of addicts
90% of Swedish municipalities offer support services for children from addicted families. Eleven years in a row now, the Stockholm-based IOGT NTO Junior Association, Junis, has conducted this type of research on the amount and type...Read more