ABSTRACT
The results of the eight-nation revival of Growing Up in Cities that have been presented in this book are synthesised and compared with the four-nation study carried out by the project in the 1970s. These results are used as the basis for a set of indicators of the qualities that make communities either good places in which to grow up or frustrating and alienating, according to young people's own perspectives. The experience gained from the project, past and present, is applied to a series of recommendations for urban decision-makers who seek to establish effective programmes for engaging children and youth in improving their own life conditions and in creating more liveable cities for people of all ages. Adults may know how to create community environments that promote health and safety, but children and youth are the experts on what fosters or fractures their personal sense of well-being.
