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Volume 164, Issue 1
March 2011
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Research Article| January 27 2011

Briefing: How and why children use ecological urban space

Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Received: March 01 2010
Accepted: May 20 2010
Online ISSN: 1755-0807
Print ISSN: 1755-0793
© 2011 Thomas Telford
2011
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning (2011) 164 (1): 7–9.
https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.1000012
Article history
Received:
March 01 2010
Accepted:
May 20 2010

In the light of recent reports regarding the unhappiness and anxiety of children in the UK, this briefing considers the value of ecologically designed green spaces, particularly in urban environments.

Keywords: environment, social impact, urban regeneration
© 2011 Thomas Telford
2011
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