Children's Participation in Urban Planning and Design: A Systematic Review

Ataol, Özlemnur; Krishnamurthy, Sukanya; Wesemael, P.J.V. van

doi:10.7721/chilyoutenvi.29.2.0027

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“…Thus, it might be important to include an adult's long-term perspective for the sustainable planning of inclusive playgrounds. Ataol et al [43] indicated, in a literature review about children's participation in urban planning and design, that different stakeholders, such as children, parents, and planning specialists, should collaboratively plan together.…”

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Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

Wenger

Schulze

Lundström

et al. 2020

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Background: Inclusive playgrounds aim to enable all children to participate and be socially included on playgrounds through the way they are designed. However, knowledge is lacking about how children with and without disabilities perceive playing on inclusive playgrounds and whether these playgrounds lead to more social inclusion. Aims/Objectives: The study explores the experiences of children, with and without disabilities, of playing on inclusive playgrounds. Material and methods: Semi-structured interviews and observations were conducted on six inclusive playgrounds in Switzerland. Overall, 32 children aged 7-12 years participated; 14 children had a disability while 18 children did not. A qualitative content analysis was used for data analysis. Results: The children's experiences of playing on an inclusive playground resulted in the creation of three categories describing: how children with and without disabilities experience play activities on inclusive playgrounds; invisible barriers on inclusive playgrounds; and the fact that children with disabilities have recommendations for the design of inclusive playgrounds. Conclusions and significance: The results showed that achieving inclusion on a playground is complex and must be considered as a transaction among different environments. For occupational therapists, this could mean that, to support play as an activity on inclusive playgrounds, intervention is necessary at the community and political levels.

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confidence: 99%

Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

Wenger

Schulze

Lundström

et al. 2020

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Thus the findings offer several points of departure for future research on young children’s rights in (Ekman Ladru and Gustafson 2018; Templeton 2020) and to their cities (Freeman & Cook 2019; Ataol et al . 2019) and for urban geographical care research (Kallio & Bartos 2017; Power & Williams 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nonetheless, engagement with very young children in planning processes is largely non‐existent as a recent systematic review on children’s participation in urban planning revealed (Ataol et al . 2019). One reason for this omission is that young children have been viewed as unable to conceptualise or make any meaningful contributions to their local environments (Piaget & Inhelder 1956; Tuan 1978).…”

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confidence: 99%

Pre‐Schoolers’ Vision for Liveable Cities: Creating ‘Care‐Full’ Urban Environments

Ergler

Freeman

Guiney

2020

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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Although children of all ages have the right to participate in urban planning projects, pre‐literate children’s voices are absent from urban debates. In this paper, we explore pre‐schoolers’ experiences in, and expectations for, their city by drawing on a participatory research project that used neighbourhood walks and a tile‐based mapping exercise. Findings suggest that young children, although largely absent from planning, policy or child‐friendly city discourses, nonetheless, deeply engage with and value their city and its human and non‐human inhabitants. In our study pre‐schoolers from Dunedin, New Zealand created an urban environment which cares for their citizens by being safe, socially and physically connected and has destinations, amenities and services available for all ages and abilities. We argue in this paper that pre‐schoolers created not only cities based on their own experiences, but ‘care‐full’ cities that ensure the liveability, flourishing and wellbeing for humans and non‐humans.

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“…A range of participatory and co-creation/co-design approaches have been employed with children, 23 24 31-34 with the depth of engagement and framing of children and their role in the research varying substantially. 31 Here, we draw from Horgan, 30 in particular by being cognisant of power and representation, managing the potential risks of group thinking (which could exclude individuals), and using visual and activity-focused methods. Co-creation of information will draw from Paracha et al 35 including approaches to allow for multiple perspectives on effective communication, translating field data into usable insights, and idea-generation and rapid concept development.…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding children’s perceptions of, and priorities for, healthy neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand: study protocol for a cross-sectional study

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IntroductionNeighbourhood environments can have significant and enduring impacts on children’s physical, psychological and social health. Environments can impact health through promoting or hindering physical activity, active travel, and healthy eating in addition to opportunities for social interaction, cognitive development, rest and relaxation. There is a paucity of research that has examined neighbourhood and health priorities, strengths and needs from the perspectives of the community, and even less that has focused on the perspectives of children within communities. The aim of this article is to describe the research protocol for a project to gather child-identified needs and strengths-based solutions for promoting child health and well-being in urban neighbourhood environments.Methods and analysisThis participatory research project is designed to partner with children in school settings in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. An abundant communities approach will be used with children to identify needs and strengths related to neighbourhoods and health. Specific methods including collaborative, creative, play-based methods such as concept-mapping activities and co-creation of final dissemination material on the key messages are described. Plans for researcher reflections, data analysis and dissemination are also detailed.Ethics and disseminationThis research has been approved by the University of Auckland Human Participants Ethics Committee. Results will be disseminated through child and researcher co-created output, a technical report and academic journal articles. By using evidence-based child-centred approaches to knowledge generation, we anticipate the research will generate new localised insights about children’s preferences and needs for healthy neighbourhoods which will be shared with stakeholders in planning and practice. The detailed session protocol including critical researcher reflections is shared in this manuscript for application, development and refinement in future research.

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Children's Participation in Urban Planning and Design: A Systematic Review

Cited by 30 publications

References 42 publications

Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

Children’s perceptions of playing on inclusive playgrounds: A qualitative study

Pre‐Schoolers’ Vision for Liveable Cities: Creating ‘Care‐Full’ Urban Environments

Understanding children’s perceptions of, and priorities for, healthy neighbourhoods in Aotearoa New Zealand: study protocol for a cross-sectional study

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