While American cities are growing in size and population, they are losing one
important group of people: children. Young people are essential to the vitality and social
fabric of cities, yet cities are becoming increasingly unfriendly to young people and their
families. Housing in cities is expensive, streets are devoted more to vehicles than
pedestrians or bikes, and recreational space is not frequently convenient or adequate for
the needs of children. While working to address any one of these needs would create
greater equality for children, this report examines the impact of green recreational space
for children.
Adding green space to a city not only provides children with opportunities to play,
which is vital to social, physical, and emotional development, but it also creates healthier
communities with lower levels of crime and higher levels of community engagement.
Creating spaces that are child-friendly and cherished by the community is not difficult, and can be achieved through deliberate planning and engagement with children. Due to
recent downtown development initiatives, Austin has a unique opportunity to create green
places for the community where children can play freely downtown. / text
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UTEXAS/oai:repositories.lib.utexas.edu:2152/22564 |
| Date | 05 December 2013 |
| Creators | Todd, Jennifer Lee |
| Source Sets | University of Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | electronic |
| Rights | Copyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works., Restricted |
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