The role of urban planners for schoolchildren and young people: discovering neighborhood identity

Authors

  • Francesco Lotta
  • Marco Picone
  • Filipo Schilleci

Keywords:

Neighborhood, schoolchildren, participation, urban planners, identity

Abstract

In the urban planning discipline, active and ethical participation must
include not only the adult segment of the population, but also younger people. However,
many issues still have to be addressed in order to turn this theoretical approach
into practice. This paper revolves around the overall role of the urban planning
scholar. In particular, it reflects on the issue of how schoolchildren and young
people develop a sense of belonging to their neighborhood, based on an actionresearch
held in a complex Southern Italian metropolis, Palermo, in the 2013-2015
period. A cooperative multidisciplinary work has allowed to thoroughly address this
issue and to build the theoretical foundations of this paper around three key aspects: the notion of neighborhood; the generic practice of participatory processes and their ethical implications, and, finally, the inclusion of schoolchildren and young people in participatory planning processes, along with its peculiar ethical consequences.

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Published

2017-09-28

How to Cite

Lotta, F., Picone, M., & Schilleci, F. (2017). The role of urban planners for schoolchildren and young people: discovering neighborhood identity. Ciudad Y Territorio Estudios Territoriales, 49(193), 553–562. Retrieved from https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/CyTET/article/view/76578

Issue

Vol. XLIX, núm. 193 (2017)

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Articles

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Copyright (c) 2017 Francesco Lotta, Marco Picone, Filipo Schilleci

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