Child-friendly cities in a globalizing world: different approaches and a typology of children's roles

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Publication date 2015
Journal Children, Youth and Environments
Volume | Issue number 25 | 2
Pages (from-to) 1-15
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
Abstract The Child-Friendly City (CFC) label means different things to different people, influenced by their professional interests. We distinguish several approaches to CFCs and sketch their emergence within the context of profit-oriented urban markets shaped by processes of globalization. Against this background, we propose a typology of children acting as consumers, users, entrepreneurs and producers, and situate the papers in this special issue of Children, Youth and Environments within it. The conclusion briefly discusses observations arising from these papers and CFC work more generally.
Document type Editorial
Language English
Related publication Child-Friendly Cities: Critical Approaches
Published at https://doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.25.2.0001
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