Challenging Child-Friendly Urban Design: Towards Inclusive Multigenerational Spaces

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/8495" target="_blank" >https://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/8495</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/up.8495" target="_blank" >10.17645/up.8495</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Challenging Child-Friendly Urban Design: Towards Inclusive Multigenerational Spaces

Original language description

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has not only presented novel challenges but has also brought to light previously unaddressed issues, such as children’s rights, their interdependence on adults, and the vulnerability of children concerning their mental well-being. The pandemic has served to accentuate the distinction between those spaces that have traditionally been designated for children or adults, and the manner in which they coexist. Some researchers posit that this phenomenon can be attributed to the emphasis placed on so-called child-friendly spaces. This article presents a critical examination of and challenge to the concept of child-friendly places, advocating for a shift towards multigenerational places. This critique draws on data from an observational study conducted in a community playground in Brno, Czechia. The concept of territorial production was employed as a tool to unveil the intricate assemblage of ever-changing control over territories and power dynamics within the playground among its visitors. The findings offer valuable insights into the practices through which children assert temporary control over spaces that are considered to be communal. Teenagers employ loud music or personal belongings to mark their territory, while younger children utilise movement to establish control. Territorial production coexists with those of the adults who also frequent the site. This highlights the necessity to create environments that are conducive to the needs of both children and adults, discouraging the design of exclusive spaces for children. The promotion of a multigenerational city can foster inclusivity, whereby the diverse needs and behaviours of different age groups within shared spaces are recognised and accommodated.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50702 - Urban studies (planning and development)

Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Urban Planning

ISSN

2183-7635

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

October

Country of publishing house

PT - PORTUGAL

Number of pages

19

Pages from-to

1-19

UT code for WoS article

001366009800010

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85211315869