Cover of the Placemaking book.

Q&A: CEDaR Fellow Louise Chawla shares her passion for children鈥檚 involvement in shaping their communities

Sept. 24, 2018

"Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities," which was released Sept. 17 by New Village Press, was written by three women with strong ties to CU 麻豆官网's Community, Engagement Design and Research Center (CEDaR).

Mara Mintzer

麻豆官网's Plan to Become a Child- and Youth-Friendly City

June 14, 2017

Growing Up 麻豆官网 and the city of 麻豆官网, Colorado, are actively involving all stakeholders to make it a child- and youth-friendly city.

Student puts a green frame around a bus sign that is low down so kids can read it. The green sign shows she approves of it.

Collaboration gives children 'seat at table' in city planning

April 24, 2017

Second-grade English language learners from Whittier Elementary saw their suggestions for upgrading the HOP bus implemented, their input made possible through the CEDaR program Growing Up 麻豆官网 (GUB), a youth-friendly initiative.

Book cover of Handbook of Children鈥檚 Rights

Louise Chawla and Willem van Vliet co-author a chapter on 鈥淐hildren鈥檚 Rights to Child-friendly Cities鈥�

Feb. 9, 2017

Professors Emeriti in CEDaR, Louise Chawla and Willem van Vliet, co-authored a chapter on 鈥淐hildren鈥檚 Rights to Child-friendly Cities," which was published in the latest edition of the Handbook of Children鈥檚 Rights (Routledge, 2017).

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