Friendliness of the City to Children and Young People (Based on Expert Interviews)

Abstract

All Three approaches to understanding the friendliness of the urban environment (urban, socio-psychological and managerial) are illustrated in the article with materials from expert interviews. The experts were specialists involved in the organization of recreation and leisure of children and youth in the city; urban planning, architecture and urban design; maintaining the health of children and young people and ensuring safety in the city, including road safety. Attempts have been made to highlight indicators of urban environment friendliness to citizens from the standpoint of the three aforementioned approaches, as well as possible directions for the transformation of the city towards its friendliness both.