Growing Up in an Urbanizing World
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Book Description
Half the world's children live in cities and the proportion is growing. Their environment critically determines their futures and the world they will make as adults. This text, by an interdisciplinary team of international child-environment authorities, explores how crucial the relationship of the young and their surroundings is. Covering eight countries, it shows the enormous benefits - for them, for the wider society and for the future - of involving children, especially from underprivileged communities, in planning and implementing urban improvements. It continues and updates Kevin Leech's pioneering 1970s MIT project, Growing Up in Cities.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Pierre Sane * Introductory Note * Introduction: Cities for Human Development * Argentina: Our Neighbourhood is Like That! * United Kingdom: Contested Worlds * Australia: Australian Youth * South Africa: Children in an South African Squatter Camp Gain and Lose a Voice * India: Tales from Truth Town * Norway: Large but Not Unlimited Freedom in a Nordic City * United States: Between Fences * Poland: Adapting During a Time of Great Change * Conclusion: Toward Better Cities for Youth * Appendix: Research Guidelines * Authors * Index
Reviews
'An excellent resource for policy makers and practitioners alike.' International Development Planning Review