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"Creating Child Friendly Cities" 

Presented by Prof. Brendan Gleeson.

Venue: 1 pm, June 18th, Conference Room, 3rd Floor, John Hume Building, NUI Maynooth.

Brendan Gleeson is Professor of Urban Management at Griffith University, Australia. He is also Director of the Urban Research Program. Brendan's scholarly interests include urbanisation, urban policy, children in the urban environment, climate change and sustainability. His most recent books were Australian Heartlands: Making Space for Hope in the Suburbs (Allen & Unwin 2006), and Creating Child Friendly Cities (Routledge 2006, edited with N.Sipe).

Abstract

This seminar will the extent to which the physical and social make up of
Western cities accommodates and nourishes the needs of children and youth. Examining the areas of planning, design, social policy, transport, housing, it outlines strengths and deficiencies in the processes that govern urban development and change from the perspective of children and youth.