Published in 1/2025 - Urban Landscape

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A Child-Friendly City is Slower, More Permissive and Better for Everyone

Mari Ariluoma, Veera Moll

Puotila School Yard, Helsinki, Nomaji 2020. On the schoolyard, there is an edible garden for the children to use. Existing vegetation was preserved as much as possible. Photo: Maite González Laurens


In a child-friendly city, play spreads beyond parks, and car users have to be flexible, envision landscape architect Mari Ariluoma and researcher Veera Moll. Through discussion, they found eight principles for planning a child-friendly city.

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