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dc.contributor.authorWilhelmsen, Terese
dc.contributor.authorØvreås, Steinar
dc.contributor.authorRoll-Hansen, Hege
dc.contributor.authorBjerknes, Anne-Line
dc.contributor.authorThorrud, Simen
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T12:33:04Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T12:33:04Z
dc.date.created2023-10-19T09:54:19Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.identifier.citationWilhelmsen, T., Øvreås, S., Roll-Hansen, H., Bjerknes, A.-L., & Thorrud, S. (2023). Developing child-friendly cities: Young children’s participation in urban planning. Journal of Childhood, Education & Society, 4(3), 274–290.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2717-638X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3131884
dc.description.abstractThis article is based on a collaborative project between a municipality and a research team, aiming to investigate participatory methods that promote young children’s interest and participation in, and access to express their views in connection with, urban planning processes. The research question was: What characterizes a child-friendly city for young children and their families? The article is framed within the perspective of children’s rights, affordance and child-friendly outdoor environments. The project has employed multiple research methods. The participants were children (aged 3-6) and parents from three early childhood education and care institutions. The children (n=16) participated in guided tours, field conversations, drawing and constructive play using Lego. The parents (n=14) participated by identifying the locations that they preferred to frequent with their children, and a structured survey was used to identify what the parents liked and disliked about the places they identified. Our findings indicate that there are four important features that characterise a child-friendly city: 1) The availability of ‘green lungs’, 2) Creative and challenging play opportunities, 3) Places for the whole family, and 4) Safe playgrounds and walking routes. We discuss how better knowledge of what characterizes a child-friendly city can contribute to planning processes.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internasjonal*
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dc.titleDeveloping child-friendly cities: Young children’s participation in urban planningen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holder© 2023 Journal of Childhood, Education & Society.en_US
dc.source.pagenumber274-290en_US
dc.source.volume4en_US
dc.source.journalJournal of Childhood, Education & Societyen_US
dc.source.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.37291/2717638X.202343290
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