Youth Fusion’s Urban Environment Project
Increasing Youth Participation in Urban Planning through Place-Based Environmental Education
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7721/chilyoutenvi.26.2.0110Keywords:
participation, environmental education, urban planning, youth, school engagementAbstract
Communities and planners alike have come to understand the potential benefits of youth participation in the planning of urban spaces. School retention is also seen as a societal priority. This field report presents a classroom program developed and piloted at a public high school in Montreal to explore how place-based education can be used to facilitate youth participation and school perseverance. Following a review of this program, its objectives, and its implementation, we conclude with a discussion of challenges and opportunities associated with place-based education.
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2022-10-06
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