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Creating Better Cities with Children and Youth
Ce guide pratique s’attache à fournir des outils pour concevoir, organiser et faciliter la participation des jeunes au sein des cités : comment définir la place des jeunes dans la ville en fonction des réalités locales ? Quel est l’intérêt d’une telle démarche ? Comment mettre en place cette participation des jeunes ? Quels outils utiliser (méthodes d’évaluation, enquête, réseau de partenaires, techniques de communication, d’animations de groupes) ? Cet ouvrage s’adresse à la fois aux employés municipaux, éducateurs, ONG et tous les acteurs impliqués dans ce processus de développement local. Les méthodes de travail proposées ont été testées sur site grâce au programme de développement de l’UNESCO « Growing up in cities project », et sont recensées dans un second ouvrage « Growing Up in an Urbanising World ».
Si jeune, civique ! (Association nationale des conseils d’enfants et de jeunes)
‘A practical manual on how to conceptualise, structure and facilitate the participation of children and young people in the community development process. The ideas and methods have been field-tested in a range of urban settings in both developing and industrialised cities through the work of the UNESCO Growing up in Cities project. Covers the benefits of participation, how to organise a participatory project, and participation methods, including informal observations, interviews, drawings, role play, photographs, surveys, focus groups, and workshops and community events. Case studies are used to demonstrate the methods in action.’
Play Today magazine
‘… This book is a welcome and timely addition to the literature on children and young people’s participation. Welcome, because in addition to reinforcing the case for participation, it provides practical, step by step advice on the design, planning, resourcing, implementation and assessment of participation projects. Timely, because of the shift in urban policy away from managed decline and towards the social, cultural and economic regeneration of the UK’s cities and urban areas. Cities are more than their physical fabric, they are about social relationships - without which they would become barren and unbearable places for us – and this is clearly recognised by children and young people. (…)’
Mike Jones, Young People Now
‘As support for young people's participation in community development grows - and it has significantly in recent years - questions like "Is young people's participation really worthwhile?" are heard less and less, and questions like "What methods are proven to be effective?" are heard more and more. Creating Better Cities with Children and Youth is a direct and detailed response to the latter type of question. (…)’
Planum, The European Journal of Planning
‘Creating Better Cities with Children and Youth: A Manual for Participation is an extremely practical guide to including youth in community development projects. Drawing from the UNESCO-funded Growing Up in Cities Project, the volume helps the reader apply experiences of youth-oriented programs in both developing and developed urban areas around the world. (…) Even for those with considerable experience in involving youth, Driskell offers a good resource to backstop your projects.’
Journal of Community Development Society
‘(…) The manual is a must for all who are charged with the development of community plans. Moreover, what the manual surely demonstrates is that we should change the way we think about our communities. For too long our society has neglected the value our young people can contribute to the creation of communities that meet the needs of all. The manual offers interesting and importantly workable solutions that must help in creating what we all strive to achieve
– a better quality of life!’
Mike Cullis, The Centre for Education in the Built Environment (UK)
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