Topic: Resilience

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4 Ways local solar projects can benefit cities

When a city decides to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, headlines follow. But the work has only just begun. Cities have many options for generating and purchasing renewable electricity, each of which comes...Read more

10-04-2019|Comment|author: Lacey Shaver

The benefits of ‘free’ play may not be what you think

The importance of play to children’s learning, development and physical activity is regularly cited as a reason to provide more opportunities for it. Adrian Voce suggests it may be even more fundamental than that, and...Read more

06-04-2017|Comment|author: Adrian Voce

Resilience: connecting young people with nature

A resilient city is one where young people have easy access to nature and outdoor play, argues Samuel Williams of the planning and design company, Arup. Here, her explains why it is time for designers to...Read more

15-12-2016|Comment|author: Adrian Voce

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

02-02-2016|Comment|author: Victoria Derr