Call for Papers: Public Space and Placemaking - Evaluating the Impact on Youth Health and Wellbeing

This issue will contribute to the Young Gamechangers Initiative (YGI) led by UN-Habitat and founded by Fondation Botnar. This initiative aims to improve young people’s urban health and well-being through their active digital engagement in urban governance and the design of inclusive public spaces. Specifically, this call for papers seeks articles, research, and personal stories that assess the impact of youth engagement in designing public spaces, focusing on their health and well-being, the relationship to city governance, the application of digital technology, and the interface with city systems.

This special issue of The Journal of Public Space on Public Space and Placemaking: Evaluating the Impact on Youth Health and Wellbeing invites writings, reflections, research, case studies and photo essays related to the cities and public spaces with a focus on intermediary cities in the global south. We invite emerging and young scholars, designers, planners, city practitioners, youth organizers, advocates, and storytellers to offer critical and innovative contributions to understanding the impacts and practices of placemaking in plural and diverse urban spaces, focusing on the transformative implications for youth health and wellbeing.

Submission deadline is November 27^th

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