Perception, concern, competency: children's understanding of physical and non-physical aspects of urban environment in Iran

Manouchehri, Bahar; Burns, Edgar

doi:10.1080/14733285.2021.2011836

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“…This preparatory stage was part of a wider research programme under university ethics approval reported elsewhere. (68) In December 2018, we collected evidence of children's perceptions of Mashhad, Iran's secondlargest city. Researchers visited schools with the approval of principals and children participated in planning exercises, sharing their ideas about the city.…”

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Exploring the views of Iranian planning professionals on children’s active involvement in urban planning

Manouchehri¹,

Burns²,

Davoudi³

et al. 2022

Environment and Urbanization

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This article explores the extent to which urban planning professionals in Iran are prepared to facilitate children’s inclusion in city decision-making. What do Iranian planners believe about the potential effectiveness of children’s inclusion? Evidence from research in Mashhad elicited ambivalent reactions on the part of planners. They held conflicting viewpoints on children’s involvement from various perspectives, including its feasibility, its value to children and to the planning system, and its implications for their own roles. There was evidence, however, that planners’ current purpose could change from passively instrumental roles to advocacy, partnership and communication. The paper considers how the functioning of the larger planning system might incorporate child-participation initiatives, facilitating a more democratic approach to planning and citizen participation in urban environments.

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Section: A Stage One: Collecting Evidence From Children For Interview...mentioning

confidence: 99%