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The links between children's rights and their participation in environmental decision-making is a growing field of interest. This paper describes findings from a six-month in-depth pilot study with a small group of children aged 6-10 years located in a village in the northeast of England. The focus of this paper is on the relationship of these children with their local landscape and how they felt about involvement in decision-making that might affect that environment. The methodology was child-centred responding to the 'languages' of children. Two main findings are discussed in this paper: (a) issues of boundary were particularly important in physical and emotional terms for both children and parents and this had little to do with the rurality of the location; (b) children believe they have special knowledge about the environment, which they may express using a range of communication methods. The author reflects on what implications this might have for the design and layout of local environments generally. © 2006 Taylor & Francis.
Author(s): Roe M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Local Environment
Year: 2006
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Pages: 163-181
Print publication date: 01/04/2006
ISSN (print): 1354-9839
ISSN (electronic): 1469-6711
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13549830600558465
DOI: 10.1080/13549830600558465
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