Children's Participation

by Hart, Roger

• ISBN13: 9781853833229
• ISBN10: 1853833223
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-09-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This book introduces the theory and practice of children's participation in sustainable development and its importance for developing democracy and sustainable communities. Detailed case studies are provided from urban and rural, poor and middle class communities from both the North and South. It provides organizing principles, successful models, practical techniques and resources involving young people in environmental projects.

Author Biography

Roger Hart is Director of the Children's Environments Research Group at the City University of New York and editor of the journal Children's Environments.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction	p. 3
Children's Developing Capacity to Participate	p. 27
Organizational Principles	p. 40
New Models for Involving Children and New Institutional Alliances	p. 56
Action Research with Children	p. 91
Environmental Planning, Design, and Construction by Children	p. 108
Environmental Management	p. 119
Environmental Monitoring	p. 133
Public Awareness and Political Action by Children	p. 141
From Local to Global Through Linking and Networks	p. 151
Drawings and Collages	p. 162
Mapping and Modelling	p. 165
Interviewing and Surveys	p. 172
Media and Communication	p. 182
Conclusions: Communities for Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century	p. 192
Bibliography	p. 195
Index	p. 205
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