Our streets could be vibrant places for everyone, but cars often take priority, especially over children’s safety. Streets for Kids: Urban Spaces for Children to grow offers insights and tools to design streets that prioritize kids with safe crossings, play areas, and green spaces.
Enrol now to help create a city where children can thrive!
- Understand how the current car-focused design of streets impact the health and quality of life of kids and caregivers.
- Become aware of the phases of childhood and how these translate into different streets uses and needs.
- Learn how to (re)design streets for children but also for communities in general and how to successfully implement them.
Modules
4 modules
Recommended schedule
1 - 2 days
Total length
2 hours and 30 minutes
Instructor
Carlota Saenz de Tejada
Carlota Saenz de Tejada is a Postdoctoral Researcher at ISGlobal Urban Planning, Environment and Health Initiative. With a background in Architecture and Urban Planning, she has participated in several national and international projects on housing and health, informal settlements, and on urban planning strategies for health and resilience; collaborating, among others, with the Barcelona Provincial Council, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and the World Health Organization (WHO).
She is a collaborating professor at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in the Official Master's Degree in Planetary Health, and actively participates in training and scientific outreach activities.
About the Course
Free & Paid options
You can access and participate in the course for free. If you want to earn a certificate upon completion, you can purchase it. The certificate will be accessible only once the course is successfully completed. Read more here.
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