Wridt, P.J., 2004, An historical analysis of young people’s use of public space, parks and playgrounds in New York City, in: Children, Youth and Environments, 14, 1
- Author : Wridt, P.J.
- Year : 2004
- Title English : An historical analysis of young people's use of public space, parks and playgrounds in New York City
- Journal/Series : Children, Youth and Environments
- Volume Number (ANNUAL: Counting Volumes of the Year shown above) : 1
- Volume Number (CONSECUTIVE: Counting all Volumes of this Journal ever published) : 14
- Pages : 100-120
- Contents in English : In this paper the author presents childhood biographies of three people who grew up in or near a public housing development located on the border between the contrasting communities of Yorkville and East Harlem in New York City. Stories of their middle childhood (ages 11-13) poignantly capture the social and spatial evolution of play and recreation in New York City from the 1930s until present time. Based on in-depth childhood autobiographies and archival materials from the New York Times, Wridt demonstrates changes in children’s access to play and recreation space, how children negotiate their lived experiences in these spaces, and how these spaces reflect differing representations of childhood over time. For full pa
- Comments/Notes : Keywords: public space, playgrounds, parks, young people, New York City. For full paper: http://www.colorado.edu/journals/cye/14_1/articles/article3.htm