Children and Their Urban Environment - Changing Worlds

Zusatztext 100733800 Informationen zum Autor Claire Freeman is Associate Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand. Paul Tranter is Associate Professor in Geography at the University of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia. Klappentext First Published in 2011. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung In our fast-changing urban world, the impacts of social and environmental change on children are often overlooked. This title examines these impacts in detail, looking at the key activities, spaces and experiences children have and how these can be managed to ensure that children benefit from change. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Changing Environments, Changing Lives 1. Children's life worlds: Adapting to Physical and Social Change 2. Same World – Different World Part 2: Activity Spaces 3. Home 4. School 5. Neighbourhood 6. City Centre 7. Service Space 8. Cultural Space 9. Natural Space Part 3: Making a Difference: Creating Positive Environments for Children 10. Accessing Space: Mobility 11. Design 12. Professionals and Children: Working Together 13. Conclusion: Children's Play and Resilient Cities

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• Autori: Claire Freeman, Claire (University of Otago Freeman, Freeman Claire, Paul Tranter, Paul (University of New South Wales Tranter, Tranter Paul
• Editore: Stylus Publishing
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2011
• EAN: 9781844078530
• ISBN: 978-1-84407-853-0
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Architettura; NATURE / Ecology, Urban & municipal planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Development Studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Civil engineering, surveying and building