Louise Chawla (2002), Growing up in an Urbanizing World

Nallari, Anupama

doi:10.4000/cdg.2389

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“…The names of the streets were not commonly noted as important landmarks for either fifth or eighth graders. Alternative wayfinding strategies that include natural landmarks serve as examples wherein youth perspectives can aid urban planners in making a stronger connection between our built and natural environment (Chawla 2002b). Previous cognitive research (Burgmanis, Krišjane, and Šķilters 2014) supports our observation that, while the younger students seem to notice the natural environment and places directly associated with them, the older students tend to notice more commercial landmarks, perhaps through their exposure to targeted marketing.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 74%

“…Mobility and the ability to feel safe and free are priorities in constructing spaces preferred by youth (Chawla 2002b;Moffat 2002). However, the relationship between safety and freedom of movement is not always positive.…”

Section: Youth Mobilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…preferences and values (Chawla 2002b;Driskell 2002;Talen and Coffindaffer 1999) but often fails to consider structural inequalities that hinder accessibility. Public libraries, in particular, present a certain barrier to Black and Latino males.…”

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All Paths Leading to the Library: Youth Mobility and Community-Based Planning

Sarmiento

Duarte

2019

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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In the context of a community-based planning process to relocate a neighborhood public library in Madison, Wisconsin, this research examines youth’s everyday mobility to improve their access to public space. Through an analysis of field notes, cognitive maps, and interviews with fifth and eighth graders, researchers find that youth move relatively independently every day while using different place-making strategies. The research also finds that mobility options among youth are racialized experiences with important implications in accessing services like the library. The article identifies library planning as an important process for building inclusive community spaces.

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confidence: 74%

Section: Youth Mobilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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All Paths Leading to the Library: Youth Mobility and Community-Based Planning

Sarmiento

Duarte

2019

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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“…Ultimately, beyond the pedagogical value of such crossings of epistemological, social, and material borders, such conscious efforts to foster pedagogical third spaces may also support transformative co-production of knowledge and the inclusion of youth in urban planning processes. Although the Growing Up in Cities Program (Lynch 1977) and the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 led to a push for youth inclusion in urban planning (Chawla 2002;Chawla and Heft 2002;Freeman and Vass 2010), youth continue to be marginalized in economic and community development processes (Day and Wagner 2010;Vivoni 2013). This is often due to stigma associated with youth as uninterested troublemakers, as we have observed in Los Platanitos and other low-income communities in Latin American cities where we have worked (Sletto and Diaz 2015; see also Hardoy et al 2010).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Walking with Youth in Los Platanitos: Learning Mobilities, Youth Inclusion, and Co-production in International Planning Studios

Sletto

Vasudevan

2021

Journal of Planning Education and Research

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This article examines the role of mobile spaces to foster trans-disciplinary learning in international planning studios. Drawing from Indigenous ontologies and critical pedagogy, we suggest that walking and learning together between students and partners is critical to situated understandings of power and co-production of knowledge. We reflect on two years of studio courses in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to illustrate three different modalities of walking-learning spaces, each of which have different learning outcomes for students and youth participants. We find that mobile “third” spaces enable students to traverse social, geographic, and epistemological boundaries, while allowing youth’s planning priorities to emerge.

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“…The urbanization–disgust hypothesis suggests that urbanization increases both the intensity and the breadth of entomophobia by enhancing the frequency of indoor insect sightings and reducing people's knowledge about insects, thus broadening the range of insects that elicit disgust (Fukano & Soga, 2021). Consequently, the growing physical and psychological disconnect between people and nature in highly urbanized societies may contribute to increased levels of entomophobia (Chawla, 2001; Fukano & Soga, 2021; Soga et al., 2020; Zhang et al., 2014; Zsido et al., 2022).…”

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confidence: 99%

Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research

Gish,

Hisano,

Soga

2024

People and Nature

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Insecticides are commonly used to control insects and other arthropods in homes (hereafter collectively referred to as ‘insects’). Although aversion to insects might encourage the use of insecticides, it is unclear whether such feelings truly influence the decision to use insecticides. We investigated the connection between feelings of disgust towards insects and the use of household insecticides. Our aim was to uncover the unexplored emotional drivers of insecticide use, in order to provide insights that might help develop new programmes to reduce exposure to household insecticides. We conducted an online survey (n = 2500) that focussed on insecticide use and disgust feelings towards six species commonly found in homes (cockroaches, ants, spiders, mosquitoes, flies and centipedes). Respondents rated their level of disgust towards these species and reported various beliefs and practices related to household insects and insect control. Approximately 70% of respondents expressed strong disgust towards these species (ratings of 6 or 7 on a scale of 1–7). More than half (53.3%) reported using aerosol insecticides in their homes in the 6 months prior to the survey. Path analyses highlighted several factors that influenced insecticide use, including infestation level, disgust intensity, lack of knowledge about arthropods and aversion to chemicals. However, the observed effect sizes were modest, particularly regarding the influence of disgust on insecticide use, which somewhat constrains our study's contribution to the understanding of the motivators driving household insecticide use. We explain how our findings potentially reflect a critical methodological limitation in the standard methods commonly used for measuring aversion in biophobia (fear of nature) research. This limitation originates from the fact that highly aversive animals often provoke extreme reactions from most participants, resulting in a very low data variation that hinders data analysis. We address this concern in the context of our findings and propose potential solutions that could pave the way for future research on how attitudes towards highly aversive animals affect individuals, society, and the relationships between people and nature. Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.

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Louise Chawla (2002), Growing up in an Urbanizing World

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

All Paths Leading to the Library: Youth Mobility and Community-Based Planning

All Paths Leading to the Library: Youth Mobility and Community-Based Planning

Walking with Youth in Los Platanitos: Learning Mobilities, Youth Inclusion, and Co-production in International Planning Studios

Does aversion to insects affect insecticide use? An elusive answer calls for improved methods in biophobia research

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