CASE STUDIES OF CHILD-FRIENDLY LIVING SPACES

Participative development of planning tools for the authorities to improve school route safety and as a resource for parents and teachers

Participative revision of the fundamentals of children's and young people's development and formulation of policy guidelines

Establishment of a regional specialist body for the overall coordination of open youth work with an effective network

Temporary acquisition, design and use of an empty area by a district's children and residents

New traffic planning tool to improve school route safety for children and to satisfy as many uses as possible

Participation by basic-level children in outdoor spaces and in the architectural realization of the sand-water-stones area

Direct and low-threshold strengthening and development of the child and youth culture outside school

A mentoring project run by Bern University of Teacher Education in which children and young people assume the role of reporters and explore their neighborhood under the guidance of students.

Involving children in the planning guidelines in the tendering process up to and including outdoor spaces for the new school

Systematic improvement of road safety around schools and kindergartens through effective involvement of children, parents and adults.

Making children fit through opportunities for participation in social and political engagement with the Polit-Baukasten

Individual support in the career selection process and involvement of all concerned through the career choice concept

Establishment of an R&I concept to create structures and the anticipatory coordination of children at risk

Respectful reception of the youngest residents and important information for young families

Interdisciplinary development of a city map for families, with parents, children and various sectors of the community all involved in the process.

Road safety education: Targeted coaching by the school patrol increases safety on the way to school and during leisure time.

Participatory development of school mobility plans (SMP) for a school or a neighbourhood with several schools in cooperation with the Swiss Council for Accident Prevention (BfU) and the Swiss Transport Club (VCS).

Optimization of road safety through close collaboration between the police, building authorities, schools and parents

Development of shared guidelines on the participation of schoolchildren and clarification of the rights and duties of all concerned, election procedure and finance

Participative design and implementation aimed at creating a cross-generational, natural free space

Planning and implementation of evidence-based health promotion and preventive activities and networking of all key people to improve the living conditions of children and young people

Design of a leisure park and participation by the general public, anchored on the political level

Age-appropriate participation by children and young people in the municipality's political processes and development of a guideline

Establishment of a full working group to develop youth protection topics and create good social spaces for young people

Simple measures to upgrade the outdoor spaces in the living environment thanks to the early participation of all project partners

Holistic optimization of all playgrounds and break areas throughout the municipal area, focusing on the needs and requirements of children and families

Building of an accommodation center and competence center for families in which advice, encounter, information, education, integration and prevention can take place

Design of a versatile and attractive leisure and recreation park that will provide opportunities for playing and staying and will be the meeting place for all generations

The municipality tried to gain insights into the future development of the district by temporary interim use.

Development of a shared basic attitude and knowledge transfer with a view to raising awareness of abnormalities and signs of threats to children

Ensuring the future implementation of high-quality living environments and therefore sustainable development in accordance with the guidelines

Organisation of a competition between school classes to promote independent travel to school.

The "Observatoire de la jeunesse" promotes a networking culture and a coordinated policy of support for young people

The play area concept offers a sustainable and comprehensive strategy for the needs-based development of play areas and meeting places in the municipality

Involvement of children, young people and parents in the development of their city and their living environment, to be embedded in the revision of local planning

Support and accompaniment of incomers to help them with everyday problems and in finding their feet in society, as well as information and intermediation by the authorities

Introduction of a 30 km/h speed limit in the village centre on Dorfstrasse (cantonal road).

Shared development of a list of ideas for the planners in order to indicate children's basic needs for construction planning purposes

Support for youth culture and the development of their own ideas so that young people quickly gain a sense of achievement

Municipal basis for creating favorable conditions in the early years of all children's lives

Encouraging mutual cohesion and respect for the living environment by involving users at the planning stage

Participative design of the residential environment at the newly built Triemli 1 development in Zurich, including the collaborative construction of a willow house.