Child development and environment: A constructivist perspective

Seiler, Thomas Bernhard

doi:10.1515/9783110885194.199

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“…In play, children show that they possess an active disposition towards their physical and social environments. This active disposition has a developmental value for children as they learn about the world around them—exploring it and adapting to it as well as influencing it—in the process of trying out their own capacities and competencies (Seiler 1998 ) and shaping it to meet their needs (Chawla 2015 ). As a consequence of the individual’s acceptance of and interest in change as a natural phenomenon during childhood, Pulkkinen ( 2017 ) points out that as an adult, he or she will be more likely to be engaged in the future of society and in matters of general concern such as sustainability.…”

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Enhancing urban transformative capacity through children’s participation in planning

Nordström

Wales

2019

Ambio

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This paper presents a perspective we find lacking in the general discussion on urban transformative capacity, as well as the discourse on children’s environmental experiences and their participation in urban planning processes. Children contribute to the building of urban transformative capacity in several ways. Firstly, they contribute with new perspectives on the environment that broaden existing perspectives on human–environment relations in urban planning. Secondly, children’s participation in planning processes challenges existing power relations through the creation of new adult–child relationships which in turn transform relations between adults and other actors and agencies. Thirdly, their participation requires changes in planning practices and the establishment of new routines in order to plan cities which meet the needs of children.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%