Putting Teens at the Center: Maximizing Public Utility of Urban Space through Youth Involvement in Planning and Employment.

Lawson, Laura; McNally, Marcia

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ERIC Number: EJ509045

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Publication Date: 1995

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Putting Teens at the Center: Maximizing Public Utility of Urban Space through Youth Involvement in Planning and Employment.

Lawson, Laura; McNally, Marcia

Children's Environments, v12 n2 p209-21 Jun 1995

Including teens' needs in the planning and maintenance of urban space suggests new methods of layering utility and maximizing benefit to teens and community. Discusses the Berkeley Youth Alternatives (BYA) Youth Employment Landscape Program and BYA Community Garden Patch. Program descriptions and evaluation provide future direction. (LZ)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Planning, Environmental Education, Gardening, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Student Employment, Student Participation, Urban Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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