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Implications of Adolescents' Perceptions and Values for Planning and DesignCal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
Psychology and Child Development Department, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo
City and Regional Planning Department, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo Adults are responsible for selecting and creating the environments where their children and youth live, but it is not clear if these places contain the qualities that young people value. In this study, high school students from three communities were surveyed regarding their perceptions of where they live to determine whether indicators identified by previous research as qualities that youth value are present in those communities and perceived to be important. Although the results suggest the indicators are important to the adolescents, their communities lack a majority of them and this has contributed to low satisfaction ratings. Recommendations for better integrating adolescents into public participation processes are discussed along with implications for planning and design.
Key Words: community participation youth's perceptions urban design environmental values
This version was published on September
1, 2008 Journal of Planning Education and Research, Vol. 28, No. 1,
73-85 (2008) |
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