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
It’s the most famous city slogan in the world: I Love New York. And yet, surprisingly, love doesn’t seem to play a part in how urban planners build cities.Read more
Children’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic are being sought by researchers investigating how youngsters have adapted to their situation.
Dr Justin Spinney and Dr Matluba Khan of Cardiff University, and Muntazar Monsur of Texas Tech University,...Read more
‘Street experiments’ are becoming an increasingly helpful tool for examining how cities can be designed for people, not vehicles. This, says urban researcher Luca Bertolini, is especially relevant given the radical changes in how we...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
Urban planners are being encouraged to utilise a set of ’empathy tools’ aimed at helping them design child-friendly environments.
It’s one of the latest initiatives developed by the Urban95 arm of the Bernard van Leer Foundation...Read more
The introduction of orchards in cities and urban areas can ‘reconnect children with nature’, a UK government review has said.
Two million trees could be planted on the streets of the nation’s towns and cities, under...Read more
Dutch urban design firm STIP has produced a book for children which takes a look at the city landscape from their eyes.
The City at Eye Level for Kids is the result of close working between...Read more