Urban95 Quality Criteria. Toolkit for measuring urban experiences of young children

Tools to incorporate the health perspective in municipal actions

Gehl Institute and Urban95
2018

Link to the resource: https://bernardvanleer.org/app/uploads/2018/10/Urban95-Field-Guide.pdf

Format:: Guide

Target population:: Children and adolescents

Objetive:

Assess specific urban qualities from the perspective of caregivers and young children.

This is an informative discussion tool to highlight the main characteristics of a public space for the well-being of these groups of people.

Methodology:

The tool consists of conducting surveys of people in situ (in the analysis space) on 5 main themes: protection/security, basic needs, comfort, interaction (social and with the environment) and connection (proximity, accessibility, etc.).

Each theme includes three sub-themes, which the respondent must complete with a positive, negative or neutral assessment.

Opportunities and limitations:

This tool is easily adaptable to different types of spaces. It can be used in spaces with a lot of activity and in emptier spaces.

It can be used as a starting point for in-depth diagnosis and analysis, as a way to create a common language for professionals and designers to identify potential for improvement, and as a way to assess the site after an intervention.

It is not suitable for comparing spaces in different cities or countries.

As it is part of a package of tools focused on the young population, it can be complemented with them.

Indicators:

Level of satisfaction in terms of basic needs (access to hygiene elements, feeling of comfort, proximity to other services).
Level of comfort (possibility of sitting down, possibility of riding a bicycle, etc.).
Perception of connection (ease of access, easy connection with spaces that have other uses, etc.).
Perception of safety (regarding traffic, regarding crime, regarding unwanted experiences).

Thematic:: Housing and neighbourhood communities Public space Green infrastructure Mobility and accessibility Equipment and services Cohesion and social capital

Link to health:: Physical

Scale of the field of study:: Housing / street / building / bounded public space Block - set of buildings or spaces Neighbourhood (or higher)

Implementation phase:: Diagnosis / pre-project Monitoring and evaluation

Methodological approach:: Questionnaire

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