The problem of children’s injuries in low-income countries
Unintentional injuries are the cause of death and disability for millions of children every year in low-income countries. Challenging living conditions, heavy traffic, a lack …
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Poverty and exclusion among urban children
This Digest addresses the reality of these children. It highlights the chronic poverty and mar- ginalisation they face: many spend their days digging in rubbish …
Building better cities with children and youth
Although in Environment & Urbanization have focused on children, the last issue that dealt exclusively with children’s concerns came out in 1990. This focused primarily …
The Neighborhood Atlas Project: An example of participatory action research in geography education
In this paper I present a model for participatory action research (PAR) in geography education with middle school teachers and students to learn about children’s …
Roger Hart on Colin Ward and Tony Fyson, in First Steps: A Primer on the Geographies of Children’s Youth
After completing a PhD on the geography of children in the mid 1970’s I was looking for a useful way to continue this work. A quietly radical …
Containing children: some lessons on planning for play from New York City
This paper relates the history of playground provision in New York to changing conceptions of childhood, and specifically to a felt need to ’contain’ children …
Water, sanitation and urban children: The need to go beyond “improved” provision
This paper reviews the implications of inadequate provi- sion of water and sanitation for children’s health and general development, especially in urban areas. Research into …
An historical analysis of young people’s use of public space, parks and playgrounds in New York City
In this paper I present childhood biographies of three people who grew up in or near a public housing development located on the border between …
Block politics
This paper explores how young people have experienced everyday life on ‘the block’ in a racially diverse lower to working class community in New York …
Everyone Counts: Dalit Children and Education
This report describes some Save the Children US programs in Siraha, Nepal, and their effectiveness in improving educational opportunities and success for children in excluded …
