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<p>Children have long been a group whose needs and perspectives have been widely ignored in public spaces, despite several international legal documents and regulations proving their rights in the city. Based on those, child-friendliness criteria have been proposed and described. The established guidelines of: mobility and access, safety and security, attractiveness and comfort have been further explored through surveys conducted with minors. Subsequently, these criteria have been applied to the chosen district of Łabędy, to examine how they present in existing public spaces.</p>
<p>The goal of the paper is to explore how child-friendliness criteria showcased in an average district and how average city development can create spaces and solutions that are friendly for children.</p>
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Children have long been a group whose needs and perspectives have been widely ignored in public spaces, despite several international legal documents and regulations proving their rights in the city. Based on those, child-friendliness criteria have been proposed and described. The established guidelines of: mobility and access, safety and security, attractiveness and comfort have been further explored through surveys conducted with minors. Subsequently, these criteria have been applied to the chosen district of Łabędy, to examine how they present in existing public spaces.
The goal of the paper is to explore how child-friendliness criteria showcased in an average district and how average city development can create spaces and solutions that are friendly for children.

Child-Friendliness of Urban Space in the Example of Łabędy

Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment

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Children have long been a group whose needs and perspectives have been widely ignored in public spaces, despite several international legal documents and...

Child-Friendliness of Urban Space in the Example of Łabędy

Published Online: Oct 20, 2023

Page range: 31 - 41

Received: Dec 10, 2022

Accepted: Sep 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0031

Keywords
Child-friendliness, Children in the city, Child perspective, Public space, Spatial planning

© 2023 Helena Szewiola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Child-Friendliness of Urban Space in the Example of Łabędy

Published Online: Oct 20, 2023

Page range: 31 - 41

Received: Dec 10, 2022

Accepted: Sep 12, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acee-2023-0031

KeywordsChild-friendliness, Children in the city, Child perspective, Public space, Spatial planning

© 2023 Helena Szewiola, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Keywords
Child-friendliness, Children in the city, Child perspective, Public space, Spatial planning