Engaging Children and Young People in Planning

This book places planners' skills for engagement with children and young people centre stage by discussing several projects delivered or supported by planning students to young people in the northeast of England. It will be of use to scholars and practitioners in urban planning, community planning, engagement and children's rights.

Engaging Children and Young People in Planning places planners' skills for engagement with children and young people centre stage by discussing several projects delivered or supported by planning students to young people in the Northeast of England. Urban or town and country planning is a largely unfamiliar concept to children and young people. Moreover, in England, the environment in which young people live, play and go to school is shaped by a local planning process which lacks their input. This book explores the nature of the gap between that planning process and the voice of the younger members of the community, as well as the barriers that impede this engagement. It highlights why an engagement process is beneficial for those young people, for the wider community and for the planning process itself. At a time when our relationship with and impact on, the environment is being re-examined, this book challenges the planning professional to identify, develop and reflect upon the engagement skills that will help to transform planning into a more inclusive practice. It will be of use to scholars and practitioners in urban planning, community planning, engagement and children's rights, whilst supporting their academic and professional development pathways.

Autorentext

Teresa Strachan was previously Senior Lecturer in Planning at Newcastle University, before retiring to concentrate on her engagement-focused writing. She is the founder of the student volunteer project 'YES Planning,' and previously worked as a planner in the public and private sectors and for the charity Planning Aid England. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

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This book places planners' skills for engagement with children and young people centre stage by discussing several projects delivered or supported by planning students to young people in the northeast of England. It will be of use to scholars and practitioners in urban planning, community planning, engagement and children's rights.

Inhalt

Part 1: Setting the Scene for Youth Engagement in Planning 1. Context, Definitions and Assumptions 2. The Foundations for Young People's Engagement in Planning 3. English Planning and the involvement of Communities, Children and Young People 4. Identifying the Barriers to Youth Engagement in Planning 5. Skills for Engaging Young People in Planning Part 2: The Case Study Projects and Activities 6. Engaging Young People in Planning: The Case Studies 7. Activities to support Youth Engagement in Planning Part 3: Learning and Looking Forward 8. Young People's perspectives on place and their future aspirations 9. Knowledge and understanding of Planning, and Planners and Participation 10. Dismantling the Barriers through Youth Engagement practice: reflections on the case study experiences 11. Skills for Youth Engagement emerging from the case studies 12. Bringing it all together and looking forward 13. Conclusions and Recommendations for Transformative Practice