Movement for Liveable London Street Talks - Tim Gill 7th February 2012

There‟s a salmon in my street!The outdoor child as an indicator species for the quality of urban environments

Part 1: Why do children‟severyday freedoms matter? 1

Part 1: Why do children‟severyday freedoms matter?Part 2: What has gone wrong,and why? 1 2

Part 1: Why do children‟severyday freedoms matter?Part 2: What has gone wrong,and why?Part 3: What do we need to do? 1 2 3

Why do children‟severyday freedomsmatter? 1

Opportunities for spontaneous play may be the only requirement that young children need to increase their physical activity.William H DietzFormer director, Division of Nutrition and PhysicalActivity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

International Association for the Study of Obesity (2008)

Lord of the Flies, or Cabin Fever?• UK: rise in adolescent mental health problems• Not just family breakdown, social class• “Has something changed about peer group interactions and non-family socialization?”

In real life, only from theordinary adults of the citysidewalks do childrenlearn – if they learn it at all- the first fundamental ofsuccessful city life: Peoplemust take a modicum ofpublic responsibility foreach other even if theyhave no ties to each other.

This is a lesson nobodylearns by being told. It islearned from theexperience of havingother people without tiesof kinship or closefriendship or formalresponsibility to you takea modicum ofresponsibility for you.

It appears thatencouraging orsupporting children towalk to or from schoolprovides them with amore connected anddetailed understandingof their neighbourhood.

Part 1: Why do children‟severyday freedoms matter?Part 2: What has gone wrong,and why? 1 2

Anxious parents?

Screen-addicted children? What do you do most often Play on in your consoles free time?Gill (2011) Dairylea Simple Fun Report

What would you like to do more often? Play on our bikes & scootersGill (2011) Dairylea Simple Fun Report

UK Dept for Transport (2010)National Road Traffic Survey

Hillman et al (1991) One False Move

England and Germany 1990 and 2010 Percentage of children allowed to travel home from school independently England and Germany in 1990 and 2010100% 90% 80% 70% 60% England 1990 50% Germany 1990 England 2010 40% Germany 2010 30% 20% 10% 0% 7 8 9 10 11P 10S 11S 12 13 14 15

Malone (2007) The Bubble-wrap generation

Risk in childhood: „convergence‟

Kytta (2004) The extent of children‟s independent mobility and the number ofactualized affordances as criteria for child-friendly environments

Part 1: Why do children‟severyday freedoms matter?Part 2: What has gonewrong, and why?Part 3: What do we need to do? 1 2 3

A visionLiveable neighbourhoods fostering resilient children

It has succeeded beyondexpectations in attractingfamilies with children…(approximately 16% of thecurrent population).

London EC1: retrofitting liveability

Making the casehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_NV_Hkxvq8

www.playingout.net

Three policy tools1: the popsicle test

2: The outdoor child as an indicator species

3: A more balanced approach to risk Risk assessment Risk-benefit assessment

An opportunity?

Why children‟s everydayfreedoms matter 1

What has gone wrong and why 1 2

What we need to do 1 2 3 www.rethinkingchildhood.com

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