Children's participation : the theory and practice of involving young citizens in community development and environmental care / Roger A. Hart ; with contributions by Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Selim Iltus & Raymond Lorenzo.

Part I, Introduction and Conceptual Issues: Introduction * Children's Developing Capacity to Participate * Organizational Principles * New Models for Involving Children and New Institutional Alliances * Part II, Children's Participation in Practice: Action Research with Children * Environmental Planning, Design, and Construction by Children * Environmental Management * Environmental Monitoring * Public Awareness and Political Action by Children * From Local to Global Through Linking and Networks * Part III, Methods: Drawings and Collages * Mapping and Modelling * Interviewing and Surveys * Media and Communication * Conclusions: Communities for Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century * Bibliography * Index

Suitable for planners, educationalists and environmentalists, this book introduces the theory and the practice of children's participation, and its importance for developing democracy and sustainable communities.

Gift of David Satterthwaite.