The places and spaces where children grow up can have a significant impact on their health, development and future outcomes. In recent years there has been increased focus on designing towns, cities – and developments in or on the edge of rural areas – with the needs of children, young people and families in mind.
Child-friendly town planning is about much more than providing playgrounds, says Tim Gill, author of Urban Playground: How Child-Friendly Planning and Design Can Save Cities. “The focus is on the whole of the public realm, not just creating reservations and saying this is where children belong and they don’t belong anywhere else,” he says.
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