Report
Shaping Healthy Cities for and with Children: 9th World Urban Forum Side Networking Event Report
Urban Synergies Group
2018
Abstract
If we want to succeed to create safe, inclusive, accessible, green and public spaces for all, we urgently need to address the importance of children’s health and well-being in cities. The success of the New Urban Agenda will be determined by the degree of success in mobilising people and partnerships that can enable transdisciplinary collaboration supported by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) providing benefits to the most vulnerable community groups. Strong alliances and an action focus is needed that is informed by research evidence including public health and public space. A child healthy environment is a city that embraces the ‘Right to the City’ concept to ensure that no one is left behind and where all children have the ‘Right to Play’.
The objective was to bring together a transdisciplinary range of international established thought leaders and key advocates that are well positioned to drive positive change that leads to better health outcomes of children in cities. Also the side networking event was a platform for knowledge exchange and networking amongst stakeholders that enabled tangible actions at grass roots and city levels worldwide improving the health and wellbeing of the next generation. In order to harness the collective wisdom in the room the focus was on the engagement with the audience. Together we workshopped tangible actions that can help to drive change, empower children, adolescents and fosters new partnerships.
Details
- Title
- Shaping Healthy Cities for and with Children: 9th World Urban Forum Side Networking Event Report
- Authors
- Gregor Helmut Mews (Author)
- Publication details
- 16 pages
- Publisher
- Urban Synergies Group
- Organisation Unit
- School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99625340002621
- Output Type
- Report
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