Topic: Neighbourhood design

Input from children strengthens their engagement with the outdoors

Today many youth development professionals advocate for youth participation in child-friendly initatives to increase children’s ability to venture outside their homes. The City of Boulder, the municipality in the U.S. state of Colorado, engaged local children in...Read more

01-10-2014|Comment|author: Marketa Vesela

Urban planning affects children’s levels of independent mobility

Recent comparative study carried out in Hong Kong reveals that children’s independent mobility can be impacted by their social and cultural background but also by the neighbourhood design. Children’s independent mobility (CIM) is especially important for children’s development, especially for children aged...Read more

05-10-2012|Comment|author: Marketa Vesela

Healthy community design can benefit children

Child-friendly communities provide safety, through traffic calming devices, such as ‘home zones’, and opportunities for play, through incorporation of natural features, public art and parks. Yet the evidence suggests that deprived neighbourhoods are more likely to...Read more

04-10-2012|Comment|author: Marketa Vesela