Children in the City: Home Neighbourhood and Community Contributor(s): Christensen, Pia (Editor), O'Brien, Margaret (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415259258 ISBN-13: 9780415259255 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $71.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: This is a combined work concerning children's lives in contemporary cities, bringing together international scholars at the forefront of the debate. It provides a forum for presenting and reflecting on new concepts and findings from recently completed research projects on children and urban space. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Adolescence - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Elementary |
Dewey: 305.235 |
LCCN: 2002073977 |
Series: Future of Childhood (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.52" H x 6.22" W x 9.38" (0.78 lbs) 232 pages |
Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This timely and thought-provoking book explores children's lives in modern cities. At a time of intense debate about the quality of life in cities, this book examines how they can become good places for children to live in. Through contributions from childhood experts in Europe, Australia and America, the book shows the importance of studying children's lives in cities in a comparative and generational perspective. It also contains fascinating accounts of city living from children themselves, and offers practical design solutions. |