URBS 4/581—Growing Up in Cities

Supplemental Reading Assignments

Many of these readings might take some time to locate and obtain (others are easily obtained from the University Library’s online full-text journal collection). You might want to give yourself some lead time for getting these delivered.

1. Reconnaissance

Associated Press, “Photos show neighborhood dangers,” The Free Press, 3/26/04, p. A10.

Filipovitch, A.J. “The child in the city: A research agenda,” Journal of Urban Affairs, 1981, 3(4), 29-36.

Goodenough, E.N., “Peering into childhood’s secret spaces,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/4/2003.

Mead, M. (1957) “Towards more vivid utopias,” Science, 126 (3280), 957-961.

Monaghan, P. “A child’s place in the world,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/7/2000 p. A21-22.

1.2 Techniques for Studying Children

Ladd, F. (1970) “Black youths view their environment: Neighborhood maps,” Environment & Behavior (June) 74-99

2. The Child:

2.1 Theories of Development

Winn, M. (1981) “Where did childhood innocence go?” Minneapolis Tribune, 2/1/81

Lenhart, M. (1981) “Childhood isn’t what it used to be,” Christian Science Monitor, 1/21/81

Freud, S. (1924) “Development of the libido and sexual organizations,” A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis. NY: Washington Square Press.

Erikson, EH (1963) “The eight ages of man,” Childhood and Society, 2^nd ed. NY: WW Norton.

Piaget, J & B Inhelder (1969) “Factors in mental development,” The Psychology of the Child. NY: Basic Books.

2.2 Play & Children’s Folklore

Franchi, A-M (1974) “From child to citizen: The role of playing,” Building a World Community: Humanism in the 21^st Century

Sponseller, D (1974) “Designing a play environment for toddlers,” Play as a Learning Environment, pp. 81-106. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young People.

Winn, M. (1981) “Where did childhood innocence go?” Minneapolis Tribune, 2/1/81

Lenhart, M. (1981) “Childhood isn’t what it used to be,” Christian Science Monitor, 1/21/81

3. The Urban Environment:

3.1 Environmental Impact on Behavior

Anderson, J. (nd) “Street-smart children can learn to be alert, not fearful,” Christian Science Monitor

Pollowy, A-M (1977) “Design implications” The Urban Nest, pp. 13-31. Stroudsburg, PA: Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross.

Galster, G & A Santiago (2006) “What’s the ‘hood got to do with it? Parental perceptions about how neighborhood mechanisms affect their children,” Journal of Urban Affairs, 28(3), 201-226.

Bechtel, Robert (1997) “Children’s Environments,” in Environment and Behavior: An Introduction. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

3.2 Children’s Use of Space

Boocock, S (1981) “Life space of children,” Building for Women, ed. S. Keller. Lexington, MA: Lexington Books.

Lukashok, A & K Lynch (1956) “Some childhood memories of the city,” Journal of the American Institute of Planners, 22(3), 142-152.

Loukaitou-Sideris, A. (2003) “Children’s common grounds,” American Planning Association Journal, 69(2), 130-143.

Barclay, D (1959) “Table of Contents,” Understanding the City Child. NY: Franklin & Watts.

VanVliet, W (1983) “Exploring the fourth environment,” Environment and Behavior, 15(5), 567-588.

3.3 Building & Playground Design

Mumford, L. (1968) “Planning for the Phases of Life,” The Urban Prospect. NY: Harcourt, Brace & World.

Friedman, A & D. Krawitz. (2002) “Living with Kids,” Throuh the Keyhole. Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press.

Childress, H. (1993) “No Loitering,” Small Town,1993 (Sept-Oct), 20-25.

Editor. (2004) “School Construction Special,” Scholastic Administrator, 2004, 3(6), 18-26.

State of Minnesota (1999) Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 9503 Child Care Centers available at http://nrc.uchsc.edu/STATES/MN/mn_2.htm

4. Policy for Children:

4.1 Developing Policy

MN Council on Foundations. (2004) “Supporting Minnesota’s Youth: The State of the State’s Youth Development Funding” available at http://www.mcf.org/mcf/giving/youthreport.htm

Forum on Child and Family Statistics, “America’s Children in Brief: Key National Indicators” available at http://www.childstats.gov/

Children’s Defense Fund, “The State of America’s Children” available at http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/Greenbook_2005.pdf?docID=1741

Stromberg, Meghan. (2006) “Homeless youth are not simply younger versions of homeless adults,” Planning, June 2006, 6-12.

4.2 GUIC Programme

Chawla, L. (2002) “Cities for Human Development” & “Toward Better Cities for Children and Youth,” in Growing Up in an Urbanising World. London: UNESCO/Earthscan.

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