Urban children: Discussion of UNICEF programme directions
It is no coincidence that all prosperous nations are predominantly urban. Urbanization goes hand in hand with economic development Nations with the highest economic growth …
Creating child friendly cities: the case of Denver, USA
Referencing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as the basis to make cities more supportive of children’s needs, this paper discusses the …
How far have we come with youth governance?
Children have agency. Recognising this, those promoting children’s rights advocate for their participation in the governance of their communities. How children and youth are engaged in …
Planning Cities with Children in Mind
This essay reaches into the complex issues of urban growth to ask how we can insert a better understanding of children’s needs and perspectives into …
CERG supports General Comment on Article 31
Watch This is Me: Article 31 and a Child’s Right to Play from the International Play Association.
The Development of Children’s Concern for the Environment
In a first step to construct a model of the development of an environmental concern, literature is reviewed regarding children’s understanding of environmental processes, their …
Research Internship Opportunity
15 July 2014, New York City CERG seeks research assistants to collaborate on a video data analysis project from. For inquiries or to submit an …
New Report on Children and Climate Change
30 July 2014, Florence, Italy Roger Hart, CERG co-director, and research associates Scott Fisher and Bijan Kimiagar’s article, Beyond Projects: Involving Children in Community Governance as …
Youth’s Film from CERG Project Wins Award
22 July 2011, New York City During the Child Friendly Communities East Harlem project, youth produced a film about children’s rights to raise awareness among young people …
Capital, capacities and collaboration: the multiple roles of community savings in addressing urban poverty
This paper discusses ideas and methodologies on reducing urban poverty, paying particular attention to the changes that can be triggered by the practice of community …
