Youth Participation in Community Planning: What are the Benefits?

Checkoway, Barry; Pothukuchi, Kameshwari; Finn, Janet L.

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“…From this time on, a growing body of literature has identified barriers to young people's participation (Adams and Ingham 1998;Checkoway, Pothukuchi, and Finn 1995;Knowles-Yanez 2005;Lansdown 2006;Matthews, Limb, and Taylor 1999;Simpson 1997). These scholars state that the negative conceptualization of childhood, false presumptions about who has an interest in planning and capacity to make plans, young people's lack of political power in decision-making, lack of skills and time of planners, laws regulating public spaces, and current planning practices hinder child and youth agency.…”

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Planning for the Unexpected: Barriers to Young People's Participation in Planning in Disadvantaged Communities

Severcan

2014

International Planning Studies

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This paper discusses barriers to civic engagement of disadvantaged young people that we observed in the course of a child-friendly city project in Turkey. It also emphasizes the importance of being prepared to overcome such barriers, some of which were quite unexpected. Results show that many of the unexpected issues are the outcome of poverty, illiteracy, lack of ethics, inexperience of project managers, conflicting political interests and sense of insecurity. The paper concludes with suggestions for researchers and policy-makers on how to overcome such unforeseen barriers to child and youth participation in disadvantaged communities.

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Planning for the Unexpected: Barriers to Young People's Participation in Planning in Disadvantaged Communities

Severcan

2014

International Planning Studies

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“…Essentially, youth lack the knowledge and skill to work within an adult structure. In addition, scholars encourage the development of youth leadership skills and community planning knowledge as an important way of building capacity and enabling youth to participate effectively (Checkoway et al, 1995).…”

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“…The development of youth leadership skills and community planning knowledge is an important way to build capacity and enable youth to participate effectively (Checkoway et al, 1995). Over half of the YMPs (24 out of 38) reference the importance of providing opportunities for youth to develop skills.…”

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Promoting youth participation in communities through youth master planning

Cushing

2014

Community Development

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A number of communities across the United States are creating visionary documents called youth master plans (YMPs) to promote youth participation and to focus on youth needs. This article presents an analysis of 38 YMPs from communities across the United States. This multiple-methods research included a questionnaire, interviews, and an extensive document analysis. Four key YMP ingredients, which enable youth participation were revealed: valuing youth voice through an asset-based approach; providing specific and meaningful participation opportunities for youth in both everyday life and community governance; the presence of a community champion alongside the collaboration of multiple entities within a community; and specific implementation strategies to ensure participation occurs in meaningful ways. Recommendations for YMP improvement and suggestions for future research are also presented.

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“…They also directly benefit as a result of the educational, entertainment, or networking aspects of the planning process, and youth appreciate having a voice in public affairs (Frank 2006). Research (Checkoway et al 1995;Hart 1997;Chawla 2002;Sinclair 2004) has identified that some benefits are immediately present, while others accumulate or surface over time, and indeed many are similar to those achieved through adult participation (Frank 2006). By enabling youth to have responsibility and a voice; communities can thrive and generate greater cultural awareness and understanding.…”

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Disused Religious Space: Youth Participation in Built Heritage Regeneration

Davison

Russell

2017

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Abstract:The rights of young people to participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives has been encouraged since the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989). Since then, policy-makers and planners have started to consider the views of youth, especially those aged 11-17. The size of the youth population and their feelings of social isolation are two important reasons to include them in the decision-making that affects their local built environment. Little is known about youth opinions of the built environment and in particular disused religious buildings which can become a significant part of local cultural heritage. This paper explores youth perceptions, place attachment and influence on identity of a prominent disused local Methodist church in the City of Belfast. The paper details the expressive methodological approach designed to encourage youth participation in the regeneration scheme. The findings of the study showcase the valuable connections that can be made between youth and heritage religious buildings through education programmes. The project conclusions also highlight the benefits to be gained from engaging youth in local built heritage and will be of interest to those involved in the design, planning and redevelopment processes.

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Youth Participation in Community Planning: What are the Benefits?

Cited by 43 publications

References 6 publications

Planning for the Unexpected: Barriers to Young People's Participation in Planning in Disadvantaged Communities

Planning for the Unexpected: Barriers to Young People's Participation in Planning in Disadvantaged Communities

Promoting youth participation in communities through youth master planning

Disused Religious Space: Youth Participation in Built Heritage Regeneration

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