Children and city design: proactive process and the ‘renewal’ of childhood

Francis, Mark; Lorenzo, Ray

doi:10.1017/cbo9780511521232.014

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“…Exposure to risky situations appears to strengthen the ability to manage the risk (Adams, 2001) and to enhance the development of a more sound and reliable sense of the actual risk in the situation (Ball, 2002;Plumert, 1995). Research on childhood indicates that children's freedom to engage in risky and adventurous activities in uncontrolled settings has decreased in the past decades (Francis & Lorenzo, 2006). In the USA, children's involvement in outdoor play has decreased dramatically (Clements, 2004).…”

Section: Benefits Of Risky Playmentioning

confidence: 99%

Risky Play

Kvalnes¹

2017

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We were going to climb a birch, and my best friend started first up the tree trunk. I waited on the ground, to see which branches he chose to step on, in preparation for my own foray towards the top. Suddenly he lost his grip and fell. When he came to a stop, he let out a high pitch scream. As I drew closer, I could see that the tip of a branch was inside his mouth. He had been pierced right through the cheek by a dry branch sticking out from the trunk. In great pain, he managed to maneuver himself away from the tree, with blood running from the wound in his face.Most of the narratives in this book are from organizational life and collected through interviews, but this one is personal. During my childhood in a suburb of Norway' capital Oslo in the 1960s and early 70s, it was normal for children to roam our neighborhoods and explore the world from different heights and perspectives. We sought adventure and excitement, and the adults tended to ignore our potentially harmful encounters with trees and branches. I can still vividly remember my friend's scream and the sight of the tip of the branch inside his mouth. That dramatic incident put both him and me in a state of temporary shock, but a few days later, we were making further daring ventures towards the treetops. Researchers have explored whether people who

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Section: Benefits Of Risky Playmentioning

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Risky Play

Kvalnes¹

2017

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“…In fact, they are capable of becoming active agents of change for their own environment. Children have capabilities to develop design ideas, especially for their everyday environment (Francis & Lorenzo, 2006). This has been demonstrated in various cases of space improvement with the participation of children and young people (Brink & Yost, 2004;Parnell, 2004;Yanagisawa, 2007 and many more).…”

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Children's Participation in Library Space Improvement Programme

Atmodiwirjo

Yatmo

2017

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This paper illustrates a physical improvement programme in a primary school library through a participatory process involving children in designing and renovating the space. The improvement of library space has contributed positively in promoting children"s active use of the library space. The involvement of children in the process has also promoted their positive attitude and sense of belonging toward the space. Commitment building of the whole school community becomes a challenge during the process and beyond. Promoting children"s active role in the development, management and maintenance of the space becomes important to ensure sustainability after the programme.

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“…Blizard and Schuster 2004;Fjørtoft and Sageie 2000;Francis 1988;Francis and Lorenzo 2006). However, children's concepts and values associated with forest environments have received less attention.…”

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New Zealand school children’s perceptions of local forests and the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators: comparing local and international value systems

Bayne

Höck

Spence

et al. 2015

N.Z. j. of For. Sci.

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Background: A review of the international Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators (MP C&I) sustainable forests reporting framework required member countries to benchmark the Indicators against locally held forest values. Children constitute an important subgroup of the local stakeholders in forests: they may respond to forested environments in different ways and may hold values which are unique to their age group. This study reports on the values school children attributed to their local forests, across three New Zealand regions, and details the agreement of these values to the Montréal Process C&I, a values framework developed by international forestry experts.

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Children and city design: proactive process and the ‘renewal’ of childhood

Cited by 43 publications

References 19 publications

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Children's Participation in Library Space Improvement Programme

New Zealand school children’s perceptions of local forests and the Montréal Process Criteria and Indicators: comparing local and international value systems

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