Life Trajectories of Youth Committing to Climate Activism
This article draws from a study investigating the life trajectories of 17 youth climate activists from 14 countries through semi-structured, life memory interviews using Internet-based …
Participatory Mapping Approaches to Coordinate the Emergency Response of Spontaneous Volunteers After Hurricane Sandy
This article demonstrates the potential of participatory mapping approaches to coordinate spontaneous volunteers and assist government agencies and humanitarian organizations in emergency contexts. The research …
A Review of “Children, Citizenship, and Environment: Nurturing a Democratic Imagination in a Changing World” by Bronwyn Hayward
Click here to preview Title: A Review of “Children, Citizenship, and Environment: Nurturing a Democratic Imagination in a Changing World” by Bronwyn Hayward. New York, …
The implications of climate change for children in lower-income countries
This article provides a brief overview of the implications for children of climate change—both of extreme weather events and more gradual changes, along with the …
The impacts of climate change for children in poor urban areas
This paper discusses the particular and disproportionate risks to urban children in poverty from various aspects of climate change, both extreme events and changing means. It …
uMAP! An educational resource on how to conduct participatory community mapping with children and youth to create social and environmental change
This online resource is a clearinghouse of information on how to conduct community mapping with and for children and youth growing up in urban areas to …
Charting Change in the Participatory Settings of Childhood
In this chapter Hart argues that the emphasis on children’s decision making with adults and consultation with adults in formal settings is a much too …
After the tsunami in Cooks Nagar: The challenges of participatory rebuilding
In the context of post-disaster reconstruction, there is growing awareness of the need for more integrated inclusive processes that allow people to retake control of …
Making Space for Children: Planning for Post-disaster Reconstruction with Children and their Families
This handbook aims at contributing to disaster response reconstruction programmes that not only rebuild the physical living environment but that strengthen the capacity of communities …
Re-Thinking the Boundaries of Civic Participation by Children and Youth in North America
In this introduction to the special issue on children’s participation, Cahill and Hart address issues raised by the collected papers and identify new questions for …
