1st Edition
Children's Participation The Theory and Practice of Involving Young Citizens in Community Development and Environmental Care
By Roger A. Hart
Copyright 1997
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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People's relationship to nature is the greatest issue facing the world at the turn of the millennium, and all over the world young people have shown enormous enthusiasm for environmental action. Many countries are radically reassessing both the role of citizens in managing their environment and the rights and responsibilities of children to be involved in shaping their own and their communities'... Read more
Part I, Introduction and Conceptual Issues: Introduction * Children's Developing Capacity to Participate * Organizational Principles * New Models for Involving Children and New Institutional Alliances * Part II, Children's Participation in Practice: Action Research with Children * Environmental Planning, Design, and Construction by Children * Environmental Management * Environmental Monitoring * Public Awareness and Political Action by Children * From Local to Global Through Linking and Networks * Part III, Methods: Drawings and Collages * Mapping and Modelling * Interviewing and Surveys * Media and Communication * Conclusions: Communities for Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century * Bibliography * Index
Biography
Roger Hart is Director of the Children's Environments Research Group at the City University of New York and editor of the journal Children's Environments.
