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Children’s play is central to their human rights
Adrian Voce, January 8, 2018
In this third part of his keynote presentation, Adrian Voce outlines the legal framework for children’s right to play. He argues that the rights-based approach represents the international consensus which, interpreted and elaborated at different levels of government, is the only one that secures children’s play as an abiding priority, independent of market forces, political expediency or different sectoral interests.
New London Plan aims for more play and mobility for children
Adrian Voce, November 30, 2017
The new London Plan, issued by Mayor Sadiq Khan on 29 November, includes a revision of the policy for children’s play and informal recreation.
The policy, in the section of the plan that covers ‘social infrastructure’, now says that ‘development proposals for schemes that are likely to be used by children and young people should increase opportunities for play and informal recreation and enable children and young people to be independently mobile’ and that ‘large scale public realm developments should incorporate incidental play space to make the space more playable’.
Kids take over on World Children’s Day
November 20, 2017
To celebrate World Children’s Day, children are ‘taking over’ high-visibility roles in media, politics, business, sport and entertainment to shine a light on the most pressing challenges faced by their generation. #kidstakeover
Our Lives, Our Futures, Our Cities newspaper by children for children
November 20, 2017
The Child Friendly Cities Initiative has put out Our Lives, Our Future, Our Cities newspaper written by children for children to celebrate World Children’s Day.
Transport Policy needs to break from the bias of engineers
November 15, 2017
In this second of her two-part essay for Child in the City on the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to street design and traffic management, Lucy Marstrand points to evidence of an innate bias towards roads over pedestrian and cycle schemes within the highways engineering sector.
Highways engineering a barrier to child-friendly cities
November 14, 2017
In this first of a two-part essay for Child in the City, transport consultant Lucy Marstrand questions why the problems associated with increased motor traffic, despite being well-documented since the 1970s, are still not being addressed by the highways engineers who design and build our roads.
New report on how to engage young children and families in building child-friendly cities
October 17, 2017
Using 21 case studies from 16 different countries, 880 Cities and the Bernard Van Leer Foundation release a new report entitled Building Better Cities with Young Children and Families that looks at creative and effective ways of engaging pregnant women, young children and caregivers in matters related to their built environment.
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World Urban Forum
February 7-13
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Events
World Urban Forum
February 7-13, 2018
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Latest News
Children’s play is central to their human rights
Adrian Voce, January 8, 2018
In this third part of his keynote presentation, Adrian Voce outlines the legal framework for children’s right to play. He argues that the rights-based approach represents the international consensus which, interpreted and elaborated at different levels of government, is the only one that secures children’s play as an abiding priority, independent of market forces, political expediency or different sectoral interests.
New London Plan aims for more play and mobility for children
Adrian Voce, November 30, 2017
The new London Plan, issued by Mayor Sadiq Khan on 29 November, includes a revision of the policy for children’s play and informal recreation.
The policy, in the section of the plan that covers ‘social infrastructure’, now says that ‘development proposals for schemes that are likely to be used by children and young people should increase opportunities for play and informal recreation and enable children and young people to be independently mobile’ and that ‘large scale public realm developments should incorporate incidental play space to make the space more playable’.
Kids take over on World Children’s Day
November 20, 2017
To celebrate World Children’s Day, children are ‘taking over’ high-visibility roles in media, politics, business, sport and entertainment to shine a light on the most pressing challenges faced by their generation. #kidstakeover
Our Lives, Our Futures, Our Cities newspaper by children for children
November 20, 2017
The Child Friendly Cities Initiative has put out Our Lives, Our Future, Our Cities newspaper written by children for children to celebrate World Children’s Day.
Transport Policy needs to break from the bias of engineers
November 15, 2017
In this second of her two-part essay for Child in the City on the need for cross-disciplinary approaches to street design and traffic management, Lucy Marstrand points to evidence of an innate bias towards roads over pedestrian and cycle schemes within the highways engineering sector.
Highways engineering a barrier to child-friendly cities
November 14, 2017
In this first of a two-part essay for Child in the City, transport consultant Lucy Marstrand questions why the problems associated with increased motor traffic, despite being well-documented since the 1970s, are still not being addressed by the highways engineers who design and build our roads.
New report on how to engage young children and families in building child-friendly cities
October 17, 2017
Using 21 case studies from 16 different countries, 880 Cities and the Bernard Van Leer Foundation release a new report entitled Building Better Cities with Young Children and Families that looks at creative and effective ways of engaging pregnant women, young children and caregivers in matters related to their built environment.