An approach towards the planning of green child-friendly spaces in South Africa

Cilliers, Elizelle Juaneé; Cornelius, Selna

doi:10.1093/cdj/bsw040

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“…From this plethora of factors, the core values of the concept can be drawn out as indicators for CFE across the sociophysical spectrum. These core factors can be seen as having a definitive importance for CFE, and were independently elevated in individual papers, including: access to green space and local environment [7,43,[45][46][47][48], prerequisites for independent mobility [16,35,[49][50][51], the opportunity to actualize affordances [17,40,[52][53][54][55], children's participation [33,[56][57][58], inclusive environments [26,59,60], and safety [45,[61][62][63][64][65]. On some occasions, papers list the initial frameworks as indicators, such as the UNCRC three Ps [66,67] and an integration of CFCI perspectives [68].…”

Section: Socio-physical Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Some of the other indicators include: a clean environment [48,54,69], and proximity/walkability [43,46,48,70]. Some also mention a combination of several factors [62], most notably Kyttä [16], with the combination of actualized affordances and independent mobility. These indicators likely also hint at the full breadth of socio-physical factors that are discussed across all examined studies and that served as a starting point for the more detailed analysis and categorizing of several socio-physical factors.…”

Section: Socio-physical Indicatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Among the spaces that often overlap with greenery, the most common types are playgrounds [22,43,44,48] and different parks [51,54,61,78,79,81]. These are common designated spaces [51,62,69,72] and offer important play spaces for children [45,50,82].…”

Section: Green and Open Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the requested qualities in green spaces often include variation as a quality in its own right [33,46,53]. This can be seen in qualities from a mixture of open and closed spaces [46], cover both highly designed and maintained playgrounds with smooth slopes and surfaces [52] and age-appropriate size and design [62,64,69,81], adapted to all variations of ability [44,72], to informal and unprogrammed areas [24,45,59,60] that are green, natural or wild [13,14,45,50]. The qualities needed in different types of spaces may also depend on the context; while some studies advocate for the elimination of architectural barriers more generally [53,56], others frame a selective reduction or application around specific types of spaces [27,44] where, for example, entry gates and fences can be used as a feature for controlling access (as connected to theme of access) [28].…”

Section: Green and Open Spacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The access sought can also be extended to include the whole neighborhood [87]. This position can, to varying degrees, be taken by studies located in high-density areas, which highlight multi-functionality [62,81,96]. Studies in these kinds of places tend to view childfriendly streetscapes as a part of CFE [43,48,69,90,97].…”

Section: Accessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The socio-physical qualities of built environments are, in several ways, of imperative importance for children growing up. The Child-Friendly Cities initiative by UNICEF, an implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, has made local governments strive toward child-friendliness. The participation of children and young people is often the focus of such projects, with a potential for a far broader scope. Besides participation processes, what important socio-physical qualities make environments child-friendly, and how can they be developed? This paper presents a structured literature review of the concept of child-friendly environments, in order to address the full socio-physical spectrum. The results focus on concrete factors that have been filtered through child-friendliness and the associated frameworks, showing an inherent dependence between the social context and the physical environment. The shaping of child-friendliness hinges on the realization of environments that are safe, fair, and with accessible and variable green and open spaces. A multi-stakeholder endeavor including, e.g., planners, designers, and managers requires clearly outlined priorities. This study lays the groundwork for further exploration of how the concept of child-friendly environments can lead to positive changes, also as part of the overall strive toward sustainable development.

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