
Social Capital for a Child-Friendly City
Housing, Streets, and Parks
- 208 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Social Capital for a Child-Friendly City
Housing, Streets, and Parks
About this book
Social Capital for a Child-Friendly City argues for the importance of relationship networks (social capital) in children's growth and socialization, and explores how child-friendly social capital can be cultivated through urban planning and community development. As outdoor play decreases and children spend more time online, Kinoshita and Terada return to John Dewey's proposal that social capital is essential for nurturing the next generation and establish a democratic and sustainable society. The book features examples from Sweden, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, and Japan, exploring methods for cultivating social capital and spaces for children to play and develop in cooperative housing, outdoor play spaces, streets, parks, and neighbourhoods. We express our gratitude to Dr. Marketta Kytta, Professor of Aalto University, who gave valuable suggestions about the key term 'bullerby' and 'social capital'.
This book will be of use to students and practitioners of urban planning and landscape architecture, as well as any community leaders or developers seeking to foster a nurturing environment where children can flourish.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Endorsements
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the editors
- List of contributors
- Part I Introduction: children’s outdoor play and social capital
- Part II Cooperative and collective housing spaces
- Part III Play spaces and the Bullerby model
- Part IV Streets, parks, and neighbourhoods
- Part V Conclusion
- Index