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Growing up in an Urbanising World
Edited by Louise Chawla
UNESCO Publishing / Earthscan 2002
254 pages, graphs, photos
Web: http://upo.unesco.org/
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Book presentation
"Growing up in cities" was first conceived and initiated
by Kevin Lynch, he is the inspiration behind the present version
of this project.
Today more than half of all children in industrialised countries
live in urban areas, and the same will be true in the developing
world in the near future. Yet, by almost all indicators, cities
are failing to meet the needs of young people, prejudicing their
chances as adults.
The programme explores young people's relationship with neighborhoods
in the industrialized and developing worlds, giving a new emphasis
on their active participation in the planning, design and implementation
of urban improvements.
The book summarizes the results of "Growing up in Cities",
an eight-country UNESCO Project (Most Programme), including Australia,
Argentina, India, Norway, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom and
USA.
The book includes case studies and recommends policies and practices
that will make cities more responsive to the needs of children,
adolescents and their families. It is written by an interdisciplinary
team of child-environment experts from the fields of urban planning,
architecture, geography, anthropology, psychology and environmental
education.
Contents
Foreword by Pierre Sané, p. 9
Introductory Note by Nadia Auriat, p. 11
CHAPTER ONE: Introduction
Cities for Human Development by Louise Chawla, p. 15
CHAPTER TWO: Argentina
Our Neighbourhood is Like That! by Nilda Cosco and Robin Moore,
p. 35
CHAPTER THREE: United Kingdom
Contested Worlds by Barry Percy-Smith, p. 57
CHAPTER FOUR: Australia
Australian Youth by Karen Malone and Lindsay Hasluck, p. 81
CHAPTER FIVE: South Africa
Children in a South African Squatter Camp Gain and Lose a Voice
by Jill Swart-Kruger, p. 111
CHAPTER SIX: India
Tales from Truth Town by Kanchan Bannerjee and David Driskell, p.
135
CHAPTER SEVEN: Norway
Large but Not Unlimited Freedom in a Nordic City by Hanne Wilhjelm,
p. 161
CHAPTER EIGHT: United States
Between Fences by Ilaria Salvadori, p. 183
CHAPTER NINE: Poland
Adapting During a Time of Great Change by Piotr-Olaf Zylicz, p.
201
CHAPTER TEN: Conclusion
Toward Better Cities for Children and Youth by Louise Chawla, p.
219
APPENDIX:
Research Guidelines, p. 243
Authors, p. 249
Index, p. 251
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