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Enhancing urban transformative capacity through children's participation in planning
1Department of Work Science, Business Economics and Environmental Psychology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, Sweden.
Ambio
|February 17, 2019
Summary
Children enhance urban transformative capacity by offering unique environmental perspectives and challenging planning norms. Their involvement necessitates adaptive practices for child-centered urban development.
Area of Science:
- Urban Planning
- Environmental Psychology
- Sociology of Childhood
Background:
- Limited discourse on children's role in urban transformative capacity.
- Existing human-environment relations in urban planning lack child-centric perspectives.
- Children's environmental experiences are often overlooked in planning processes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight children's contributions to urban transformative capacity.
- To explore how children's participation reshapes urban planning.
- To advocate for integrating children's needs in city development.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of urban planning theories.
- Review of literature on children's environmental experiences.
- Exploration of participatory planning models.
Main Results:
- Children introduce novel environmental perspectives, enriching human-environment relations.
- Child participation disrupts power dynamics, fostering new adult-child and inter-actor relationships.
- Integrating children necessitates evolving planning practices and routines.
Conclusions:
- Children are vital agents in building urban transformative capacity.
- Inclusive planning that incorporates children's views leads to more equitable and responsive cities.
- Rethinking planning routines is essential for creating child-friendly urban environments.
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