Abstract:
Recent years have seen a rapidly growing public debate about the
welfare of children around the world. According to UNICEF, a Childfriendly
City is a system of good local governance committed to the
fullest implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
In addition, the outdoor environment is perceived as a social space
which influences children’s choice of informal play activities and
promotes healthy personal development. On the other hand, in
everyday life in Iran, children play on streets or alleys and use
almost every open spaces and spaces between buildings as their
playground. While, absence of places designed for children, not
only in terms of their quantity, but also their quality and neglecting
basic safety rules for children are noticeable.
The purpose of this study is to analyze how the structure of the
built environment contributes to environmental child friendliness
and proposing some guidelines toward child friendly cities. This
paper draws on research and practice literature as well as the
thoughts, experiences and observations of children in firoozeh
neighbourhood, as it seeks to draw out the key themes and
elements’ regarding a child friendly neighbourhood and how itcan
be built. Children between 7-12 years old from Firoozeh
neighbourhood in Kerman, were asked to explain their favourite
environments and were interviewed individually afterward. The
results were analyzed to achieve some guidelines in child friendly
environments and explore the places with higher attraction for
children.
Citation:
Azad, M, KouroshAfzali, & Azad, S., (2016).Design guidelines for child-friendly cities, case study: firoozeh neighborhood in kerman, iran. In J. Wijesundara, & R. Dayaratne,(Eds.). Proceedings of the International Conference on Cities, People and Places ICCPP 2016. (pp. 54-65). Department of Architecture, University of Moratuwa.