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Author:   Brendan Gleeson (School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University, Australia) ,  Neil Sipe (School of Environmental Planning, Griffith University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9780415648974

ISBN 10:   0415648971
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   13 July 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Creating Child Friendly Cities: Historical Perspectives, Future Prospects Part 1:The Policy Context 2. Child Friendly Cities: International Debates and Prospects for a National Framework of Action 3. Future Shapers: Planning Policy for Children and Young People 4. Social Policy and Urban Children: Learnings from the Pathways Project in Brisbane 5. Youth-friendly Cities or Cities for Angry Young People? Inclusive Urban Policy Frameworks that Engage Youth Part 2: Programs for Change 6. Children’s Health and the City: New Concerns, New Responses 7. Children in the Intensifying City: Lessons from Auckland’s Walking School Buses 8. Overcoming Social Traps: A Key to Creating Child-friendly Cities9. Reflections on What Developers Can Do for Urban Children 10. Child Friendly Cities: An Agenda for Action

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Brendan Gleeson is Director of the Urban Research Program at Griffith University, Brisbane. Before joining Griffith he was Deputy Director of the Urban Frontiers Program at the University of Western Sydney. His research interests include urban planning and governance, urban social policy, disability studies, and environmental theory and policy.Neil Sipe is Head of the Environmental Planning School at Griffith University and is an experienced urban researcher who has worked in North America and Australia. He has an extensive teaching record in the field of transport planning and in recent research has been the first Australian scholar to propose methods for defining and mapping transport exclusion.

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