BluePrints for Hope: Engaging Children as Critical Actors in Urban Place Making
Year: 2014
Type: Journal
Initiatives: Y-PLAN
Region: USA/National

Description
Third- and fourth-grade elementary school students have been contributing their ideas to the redevelopment of their community in San Francisco, using a methodology known as Y-PLAN (Youth-PlanLearn-Act, Now!). This article explains the process and describes the ideas the children have come up with – and how key areas and insights are being incorporated into the new community design.