1. The child-friendly cities concept in China: A prototype case study of a migrant workers' community.
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Wang, Xinkai, Elkhouly, Aya AN, Shukla, Prasenjit, Jiang, Wenwen, Zhang, Xiupeng, Zhang, Qianxi, Wu, Shanshan, Ni, Mindong, Fan, Shuying, Günay, Zeynep, and Aerts, Jens
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SOCIAL participation , *NOMADS , *VOCATIONAL guidance , *MATHEMATICAL models , *SOCIAL workers , *SOCIAL change , *RURAL conditions , *COMMUNITIES , *SOCIAL cohesion , *COMPARATIVE studies , *THEORY , *INTERPROFESSIONAL relations , *RESEARCH funding , *METROPOLITAN areas , *ADULT education workshops - Abstract
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) initiatives of Child-Friendly Cities have operated in more than 3000 cities around the world. However, the concept of making the city child-friendly has not been extensively recognized in China. This article aims to report a regeneration project in a migrant workers' community, the Mingdong, and is used to illustrate the reactions of residents to youth participation (youth civic engagement) and the project through an international workshop. The article concludes with a discussion of how social workers help in the social development of migrant communities by promoting youth participation, community social awareness and social cohesiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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