CatalyticAction reflects on ‘remarkable transformation’ of neighbourhoods
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
1w ago
CatalyticAction, a child-focused charity which has made huge strides designing and building safe public spaces for adolescent girls in Beirut, has published its 2024 Impact Report. The charity said it was ‘proud’ to share the report, which highlights many of its key projects and achievements from the past year. In July last year the charity ..read more
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Road Safety Alliance NGO launches important Spanish resource
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
1M ago
A worldwide road safety alliance which champions the rights of vulnerable road users – not least children – has launched an important new Spanish language resource. The Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety – known as the Alliance – hopes the Spanish version of its award-winning Accountability Toolkit will be another powerful asset in ..read more
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Streets for Kids strengthens portfolio with two new publications
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
1M ago
The Global Designing Cities Initiative (GDCI) has published two new booklets as part of its work to get youngsters involved with shaping their built futures. Released to coincide with the recent World Children’s Day, the booklets are called How to Engage Kids in Street Design and How to Evaluate Street Transformations Near Schools. Both of ..read more
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How our public spaces can be safer and more welcoming for children
Child in the City | Urban planning
by The Conversation Global Perspectives
1M ago
A Georgia mother was recently arrested for reckless endangerment after her 10-year-old son was seen walking outside alone. The warrant for her arrest claimed she “willingly and knowingly” endangered her son’s safety. The boy had walked less than one mile into town to visit the local dollar store. Despite the boy’s evident ability to navigate ..read more
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Child in the City Rotterdam 2024: ‘Give youth the space’
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
3M ago
With our 2024 seminar, Keep on Moving, looming large on the horizon, Ernst Radius, treasurer of the Child in the City Foundation, looks forward to Rotterdam, while also reflecting on some lessons from our last international conference. “Research by Dutch children’s play charity Jantje Beton shows that children prefer to play outside in the playground ..read more
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Child in the City Rotterdam 2023: introducing…keynote speaker Christian Reutlinger
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
3M ago
As we count down to our Child in the City 2024 Seminar, Keep on Moving, professionals working on behalf of children’s needs and rights are preparing to join us and share their knowledge. Today we’re speaking to one of our keynote speakers, Christian Reutlinger, from the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland. In the first ..read more
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The UK plans to rebuild its crumbling classrooms – but it should take this chance to transform the school environment
Child in the City | Urban planning
by The Conversation Global Perspectives
3M ago
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has pledged £1.4 billion to meet a target of rebuilding 50 schools in England a year. The funding boost follows the news of slow progress on the government’s school rebuilding programme. This effort began in 2020 but has been under particular scrutiny since the closure of school buildings made with reinforced autoclaved ..read more
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Streets for Kids: what cities are doing for children globally
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
4M ago
Almost every one of us breathes polluted air, the vast majority of adolescents don’t get the recommended levels of physical activity, and road traffic fatalities are the number one killer of the under-30s age group. These statistics from the World Health Organisation are a stark reminder, if one were needed, that collective decisions about society ..read more
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Pollution targets breached at most new planned school sites in England – study
Child in the City | Urban planning
by Simon Weedy
5M ago
The vast majority of planned new school sites in the UK exceed all globally recognised targets on toxic air pollutants, a new study claims. Around 86 per cent of locations, say researchers at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, are above World Health Organization (WHO) targets on small particulate matter ..read more
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Would you send your child to school in a skyscraper? Vertical schools could revitalise our cities
Child in the City | Urban planning
by The Conversation Global Perspectives
6M ago
When we think of what Australian schools look like, we probably think of large grounds with single or double storey buildings. They’re usually in suburban areas on relatively flat blocks. But there are less conventional ways to build schools. Imagine your child going to class in a building that was taller than it was wide ..read more
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