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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462267103321

Autore

Freeman Claire

Titolo

Children and their urban environment : changing worlds / / laire Freeman and Paul Tranter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-64259-X

1-84977-535-4

1-136-53971-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TranterPaul J

Disciplina

307.1/16083

Soggetti

Cities and towns - United States

Urbanization - United States

Sociology, Urban - United States

City and town life - United States

Urban policy - United States

Electronic books.

United States Economic conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. Changing Environments, Changing Lives -- pt. II. Activity Spaces -- pt. III. Making a Difference: Creating Positive Environments for Children.

Sommario/riassunto

In our fast-changing urban world, the impacts of social and environmental change on children are often overlooked. Children and their Urban Environment examines these impacts in detail, looking at the key activities, spaces and experiences children have and how these can be managed to ensure that children benefit from change. The authors highlight the importance of planners, architects and housing professionals in creating positive environments for children and involving them in the planning process. They argue that children?s lives are becoming simultaneously both richer and more deprived, an