"They'll be the ones that's looking after it" - Unravelling institutional factors that shape children's participation in urban planning for informal settlements.

ABSTRACT: Sustainable Development Goal target 11.3 calls for 'inclusive and sustainable urbanization and capacities for participatory, integrated and sustainable human settlement planning and management in all countries', yet children are systematically excluded from decision-making in urban planning structures, particularly in vulnerable settings. This case study examines the factors that shape children's participation in urban planning processes for the revitalisation of water infrastructure in the Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE) program in Suva, Fiji. This study aims to answer the research question 'What are the factors that shape how children participate in informal settlement revitalisation in Suva, Fiji?' The study utilises a qualitative case study to investigat

SUBMITTER: Mansfield RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7618419 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature